Forever Found exists to support the rescue and restoration of victims of child trafficking and prostitution.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K 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 $641K a year · 42% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $212K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$720K
Spent
$547K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$899K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$720K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$720K
FY2021$977K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$547K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$794K
FY2022$788K
FY2023$988K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$899K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$899K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.9M

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 Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $397K Management & general 27% · $150K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President &
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Sergey’s $38K as President & is at the 3rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon Sergey$38,000$24,250$18,000$12,000$12,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and restores victims of child trafficking and prostitution.

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3 programs · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Local Survivor/Child Sponsorship Programs

By recruiting and managing sponsors for the children in our five partnered aftercare homes, we are able to ensure the daily needs of these rescued victims are met. Another great point is that by relieving the financial burden of caring for the rescued children currently in the homes, we are openning up the opportunity for new children to…

$156Kprogram expense
02

Second Story

We operate a donation center for used clothing, furniture, appliances, etc in order to sell the items to raise money for our causes

$144Kprogram expense
03

International child trafficiking programs

$97Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $661K · 2020–2024
Life Impact International INCOK · FY2024$136,000
Together FreedomFY2024$12,000
International Crisis Aid INCMO · FY2024$12,000
Life Impact International INCOK · FY2023$124,000
Together FreedomFY2023$12,000
International Crisis Aid INCMO · FY2023$12,000
Life Impact International INCOK · FY2022$112,000
Together FreedomFY2022$10,290
International Crisis Aid INCMO · FY2021$13,790
Together FreedomFY2021$10,020
International Crisis Aid INCMO · FY2020$14,025
Together FreedomFY2020$7,065

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$720K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$541K
Other incomeLn 4–11$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Money outPt IX
$547K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$899K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$900K
Total assetsLn 16$904K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$541K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$800
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Other incomeLn 4–11$179K
Total revenueLn 12$720K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$900K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$900K
Total assetsLn 16$904K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$899K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$729K$900K
Total assetsLn 16$732K$904K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$726K$899K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$86K$86K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$34K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$300K$277K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$547K$397K$150K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.3M$710K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$988K$848K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$788K$1.3M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $977K$794K$182K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $720K$547K$172K$899K 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 $719,799 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $693,154$540,609
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $153$88
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $112,065$179,102
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $805,372$719,799
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $170,000$120,195
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $79,019$72,822
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $437,834$354,283
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $686,853$547,300
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,519$172,499
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $719,799 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$540,609
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$540,609
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88$88
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $179,102$179,102
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $179,190$719,799
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $547,300 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $86,215$86,215
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $33,980$33,980
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $48,487$48,487
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $6,900$6,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,435$5,435
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,545$1,545
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,655$4,655
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $33,184$33,184
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,301$6,301
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $276,849 · Management $23,224$300,073
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8,525$8,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,044 · Management $150,256 · Fundraising $0$547,300
Part X · Balance sheet $904,038 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $728,779$900,416
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,622$3,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $732,401$904,038
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,267$5,405
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,267$5,405
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $726,134$898,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $726,134$898,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $732,401$904,038
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $898,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$719,799
XI-2 Total expenses$547,300
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$172,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$726,134
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$898,633

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