Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Sues Hess’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sues Hess | $59,500 | $53,253 | $19,560 | $18,954 | $10,165 |
| Dianna Steele | — | — | — | — | $42,208 |
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.
See Restore Innocence executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Helps human trafficking victims heal and rebuild their lives.
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Hope bags provide essential needed items for survivors of sex trafficking at the moment of recovery. During 2024, 1,579 hope bags were distributed to our law enforcement and agency partners accross the nation. 520 Christmas stockings were distributed to those agencies in Colorado working with surviviors of sex trafficking.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-4129360) · Dispute this lineSurvivor Care Program
The Survivor Care Program exists to provide a system of support to female survivors of sex trafficking. This program matches trained, accountable mentors with survivors. Each womans emotional, physical and relational needs are addressed in the context of a long-term, trusted relationship.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-4129360) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $264K | $195K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $261K | $272K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $621K | $520K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $20K | $39K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $602K | $481K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $143K | $143K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $102K | $102K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $60K | $40K | $20K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $124K | $110K | $13K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $5K | $5K | $205 | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $16K | $13K | $3K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $500 | $500 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $1K | $1K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | $848 | $646 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $20K | $12K | $8K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $58K | $47K | $11K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | $749 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | $763 | $290 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $10K | $8K | $2K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $11K | $7K | $4K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $72K | $66K | $843 | $5K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $629K | $558K | $65K | $5K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 5, 2025 | $508K | $629K | −$121K | $481K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2024 | $529K | $430K | $98K | $592K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2023 | $391K | $348K | $43K | $446K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2022 | $472K | $224K | $248K | $403K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2021 | $304K | $280K | $23K | $155K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $507,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $507,862 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $628,520 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $520,278 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $481,025 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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