Dedicated to bringing hope through empowerment ane ending victimiation through prveention, advocacy and self-defense.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 7 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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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
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $267K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
104% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 104% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$412K
×16 vs prior year
Spent
$500K
To programs
90%
Net assets
−$4K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$412K
FY2024▲ ×16
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$845K
FY2021$565K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$412K
Expenses
$500K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$507K
FY2021$723K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$500K
Net assets
−$4K
FY2024▼ -105%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$84K
FY2024−$4K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $450K Management & general 7% · $33K Fundraising 3% · $16K

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; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$60,335Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Smart’s $120K as Founder is at the 93rd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Smart$120,000——
Elizabeth Gilmour—$92,308$103,628
Sterling Crockett——$101,416
Heather Stockdale$60,335——

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

Empowering people to end victimization through prevention, advocacy, and self-defense.

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide self-defense and education programs to provide resources and information to bring hope and end victimization from sexual assault and abuse.

$450Kprogram expense

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
Phase AllianceFY2025$70K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$267K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$412K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Money outPt IX
$500K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
−$4K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Total revenueLn 12$412K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32−$4K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$74K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$123K
Net assetsLn 32$84K−$4K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$152K$18K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$116K$105K$5K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$70K$900
Advertising and promotionLn 12$652$652
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$500K$450K$33K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $412K$500K−$88K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2023 $26K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $138K$282K 990 PDF
FY2021 $565K$723K−$158K$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 $845K$507K$339K$446K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $411,839 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,569$313,655
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,853$105,461
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$66,307−$7,277
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,121$411,839
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 $0$371,829
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $224,078$128,205
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $224,078$500,034
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$197,957−$88,195
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $411,839 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$7,277 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$84,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,655
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,754
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,655
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,461$105,461
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98,184 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$411,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $500,034 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,502 · Management $18,033 · Fundraising $10,800$180,335
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,033 · Management $5,484 · Fundraising $5,564$116,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,677$52,677
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,736$22,736
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,671 · Management $900$70,571
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $652$652
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,558$8,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,997$18,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,424$22,424
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,576$2,576
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,927$3,927
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,195 · Management $33,475 · Fundraising $16,364$500,034
Part X · Balance sheet $118,716 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,543$71,774
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $400$44,356
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,344$2,586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,287$118,716
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$39,025
X-19 Deferred revenue$84,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$123,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,287−$111,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$106,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,287−$4,309
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,287$118,716
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$4,309 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$411,839
XI-2 Total expenses$500,034
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$88,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,287
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$401
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$4,309

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