Empower youth to discover the life god intended by mastering self-awareness, self-sufficiency and selfless service; building an uncommon alliance with uncommon youth for uncommon results.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $498K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $460K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$643K
Spent
$551K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$794K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$643K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$643K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$551K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$939K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$794K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$794K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $447K Management & general 15% · $84K Fundraising 4% · $20K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$40,795Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$4,560Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monnie Bush’s $72K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monnie Bush$71,856$50,093$54,883$52,498$40,795
Dylan Pohl——$32,583$54,677—
John Oliver$47,310$46,267$47,694——
Kelly Bush$14,541$8,797$7,116$6,748$4,560

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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1 program · $447K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The victory project curriculum is based on the 3E'S: education - we offer weekly individualized tutoring sessions and daily homework assistance. Our staff and volunteers work closely with parents and teachers to develop a consisent message of love and accountability between school, home, community and victory project (volunteers provided…

$447Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$643K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$68
Money outPt IX
$551K
Ln 25
Programscol B$447K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$794K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$869K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$68
Gains on assetsLn 7−$285
Total revenueLn 12$643K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$518K
Total assetsLn 16$869K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$794K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 565
VolunteersI 6214
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$543K$518K
Total assetsLn 16$731K$869K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$703K$794K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$36K$8K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$163K$38K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$1K$479
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$155$309
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$96$192
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$58K$7K$446
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$556$278
InterestLn 20$727$727
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$34K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$13K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$103K$5K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K$447K$84K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$1.3M$955K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$939K$655K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$906K$368K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$650K$423K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $643K$551K$91K$794K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $642,787 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $525,833$608,959
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $110,598$33,760
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,943$68
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,150$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $651,524$642,787
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,108$260,924
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,140$290,429
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $685,248$551,353
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,724$91,434
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $642,787 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$608,959
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$608,959
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,760$33,760
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $353$353
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$285−$285
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $353$642,787
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $551,353 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,284 · Management $7,711 · Fundraising $1,360$45,355
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,950 · Management $38,315 · Fundraising $4,966$206,231
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,802 · Management $1,057 · Fundraising $479$9,338
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,627 · Management $155 · Fundraising $309$3,091
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,632 · Management $96 · Fundraising $192$1,920
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,434 · Management $1,408 · Fundraising $1,689$11,531
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,705 · Management $7,494 · Fundraising $446$65,645
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,316 · Management $556 · Fundraising $278$6,150
IX-20 InterestPrograms $727$727
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,393 · Management $4,327$38,720
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,074 · Management $3,411$16,485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,734 · Management $5,184 · Fundraising $10,436$118,354
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,777 · Management $14,029$27,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $447,455 · Management $83,743 · Fundraising $20,155$551,353
Part X · Balance sheet $869,034 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,327$346,464
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $735$4,079
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $543,340$518,491
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $731,402$869,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,784$11,496
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$63,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,398$74,596
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $686,233$794,438
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,771$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $703,004$794,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $731,402$869,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $794,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$642,787
XI-2 Total expenses$551,353
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,434
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$703,004
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$794,438

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