She Is Safe prevents, rescues and restores women and girls from abuse and exploitation in high risk communities across the globe, equipping them to build lives of freedom and faith for a strong future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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 $75K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $284K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$686K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$686K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$864K
FY2022$980K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jul 2003.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.7M Management & general 13% · $259K Fundraising 7% · $149K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rickett Michele’s $115K as President/CEO is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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
Rickett Michele$115,000$115,000$115,050$115,100$97,200$102,200
Rickett Daniel———$63,436$41,313$91,200

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

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

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Rescues and restores women and girls from abuse and exploitation globally.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

She Is Safe's Economic Empowerment Program combats human trafficking, a/k/modern slavery, through vocational training and self-help groups where poor and marginalized women gain economic literacy, micro-loans, income-generating skills, and hear the gospel.

$785Kprogram expense
02

She Is Safe combats Human Trafficking, a/k/a Modern slavery through programs of prevention, rescue and restoration. Expenses including disbursements, fund training, coaching, transportation, materials and support for workers. 70,485 children and community members received training to prevent trafficking and abuse.

$740Kprogram expense
03

She Is Safe Education Projects combat abuse and slavery of at-risk children with an emphasis on education for girls who are at highest risk. This includes elementary schools, non-formal educational programs, and help assistance for low-income families to keep children in school.

$131Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$259K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$686K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$642K
Total assetsLn 16$761K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$497
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$587K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$642K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$53K
Total assetsLn 16$761K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$686K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$612K$642K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$733K$761K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$657K$686K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$567K$567K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$69K$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$896K$695K$117K$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$14K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$94$156
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$60K$11K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$9K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$902$902
Office expensesLn 13$75K$19K$53K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$71K$58K$7K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$23K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$91K$86K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$278$203
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$9K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$17K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$20K$19K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.7M$259K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.2M$330K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.1M$2.1M$29K$686K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.2M−$323K$657K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.1M$115K$980K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$150K$864K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$150K$714K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,092,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,933,773$2,079,179
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,778$6,260
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$30,406$6,676
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,908,145$2,092,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $570,145$566,671
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,139,385$1,115,626
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $12,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $509,640$381,068
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,231,170$2,063,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$323,025$28,750
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,092,115 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,079,179
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,079,179
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,757$6,757
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$497−$497
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,676$6,676
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,757$2,092,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,063,365 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $566,671$566,671
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,000 · Management $23,000 · Fundraising $23,000$115,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $694,729 · Management $116,983 · Fundraising $83,899$895,611
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,932 · Management $2,488 · Fundraising $1,855$18,275
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,556 · Management $94 · Fundraising $156$7,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,843 · Management $10,802 · Fundraising $8,289$78,934
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,275$14,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,990 · Fundraising $5,460$14,450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $902$902
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,133 · Management $53,136 · Fundraising $2,465$74,734
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,728 · Management $7,421 · Fundraising $5,669$70,818
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,371 · Management $3,770 · Fundraising $3,209$30,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86,023 · Management $2,843 · Fundraising $2,526$91,392
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,143 · Management $278 · Fundraising $203$1,624
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,365 · Management $1,716 · Fundraising $1,311$12,392
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,736 · Management $3,068 · Fundraising $2,343$22,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,371 · Management $18,683 · Fundraising $8,930$47,984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,655,493 · Management $258,557 · Fundraising $149,315$2,063,365
Part X · Balance sheet $761,058 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $457,646$586,506
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,288$55,508
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,818$35,682
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,651$30,306
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $61,907$53,056
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $733,310$761,058
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,258$22,126
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $62,459$53,229
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,717$75,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $622,593$685,703
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $656,593$685,703
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $733,310$761,058
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $685,703 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,092,115
XI-2 Total expenses$2,063,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$656,593
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$360
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$685,703

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