Courage Worldwide INC

Tax-deductible

Reno, NV501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 20-3126288

To provide homes and resources for children who have been recovered from sex trafficking worldwide so they begin their unique journey of healing and be a courageous leader in the global anti-trafficking movement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $189K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $212K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$790K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+153% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +153%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$520K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$768K
FY2024$926K
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +46%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$918K
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +275%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.1M Management & general 7% · $94K Fundraising 8% · $107K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$111,654Pt VII · Sec A
Tanzania Chair
$45,769Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tz Deputy Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Williamson’s $112K as Secretary is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Williamson$111,654$100,000$40,192$90,000$90,000$90,000
Joel Midthun$45,769—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues children from sex trafficking and leads the global fight against it.

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3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

A key purpose of CWW is to build homes for victims of sex trafficking so their unique needs are met in a safe, loving, family environment. We refer to these homes as Courage Houses. These houses provide a comprehensive, holistic approach for the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of these traumatized young victims.

$621Kprogram expense
02

Home in Africa for victims of sex trafficking so their unique needs are met in a safe, loving, family environment. See further description in Schedule 0 for line 4b

$515Kprogram expense
03

CWW holds events, such as concerts, summits, and training events, to educate the public and law enforcement workers about the sex trafficking trade and resulting trauma to the victims.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$212K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$524
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$107K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$557K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$790K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$524
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$557K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$557K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$2
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$790K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$557K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$271K$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$403K$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$790K
Net assetsLn 32$366K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$515K$515K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$95K$11K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$241K$182K$35K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$10K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$17K$9K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$31K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$3K$1K$759
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$43K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$14K$7K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$15K$7K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$12K$2K$846
TravelLn 17$24K$13K$7K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$23K$23K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$33K$880$485
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$107K$3K$393
All other expensesLn 24e−$17K$23K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$94K$107K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$1.3M$1.0M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $926K$918K$8K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023 $768K$745K$23K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $803K$687K$117K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 $520K$508K$12K$217K 990 PDF
FY2020 $366K$397K−$32K$205K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,341,448 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,108 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,319,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,319,728
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $524$524
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,891
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,197$3,197
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,829$2,341,448
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,337,666 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $515,113$515,113
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,906 · Management $11,165 · Fundraising $5,583$111,654
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,727 · Management $34,691 · Fundraising $24,852$241,270
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,976 · Management $1,700 · Fundraising $1,091$12,767
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,406 · Management $9,178 · Fundraising $5,063$31,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,729 · Management $2,440 · Fundraising $1,689$34,858
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,610 · Management $1,376 · Fundraising $759$4,745
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,710$4,710
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,468 · Fundraising $57,500$100,968
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,268 · Management $6,885 · Fundraising $3,799$24,952
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,004 · Management $7,061 · Fundraising $1,257$23,322
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,616 · Management $1,534 · Fundraising $846$13,996
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,977 · Management $6,796 · Fundraising $3,750$23,523
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $22,941$22,941
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$42,243
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,382 · Management $880 · Fundraising $485$34,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,402 · Management $3,118 · Fundraising $393$110,913
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,754 · Management $2,786−$16,703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,136,279 · Management $94,320 · Fundraising $107,067$1,337,666
Part X · Balance sheet $2,159,113 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,849$556,875
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $392$392
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,314$24,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $271,419$1,577,384
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$2
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $402,975$2,159,113
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,370$3,307
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,996$786,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,366$789,556
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $365,609$1,369,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $365,609$1,369,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $402,975$2,159,113
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,369,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,341,448
XI-2 Total expenses$1,337,666
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,003,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$365,609
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$166
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,369,557

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