The Stop Trafficking Project INC FY2021 filing

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Our purpose is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and to combat the problem of domestic minor sex trafficking. Jesus is the one ultimate solution to the domestic sex trafficking

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $121K a year · 44% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $102K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$261K
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$144K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$261K
FY2021▲ +0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$301K
Expenses
$144K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$179K
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$0
FY2022$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Nov 2002.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $124K Management & general 9% · $13K Fundraising 5% · $6K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Founder
$57,510Pt VII · Sec A

Russ Tuttle’s $65K as President and Founder is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Russ Tuttle$64,796$57,510$57,330

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sharing the gospel and combating sex trafficking by offering Jesus as the solution.

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1 program · $124K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Bealert Awareness and Prevention Program

designed to educate and empower students and to encourage adults with awareness to action

$124Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Run to Stop ITFY2025$97K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$102K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $32K · 2020–2021
Project Rescue FoundationMO · FY2021$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,001
Project Rescue FoundationMO · FY2020$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$261K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$144K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$261K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
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 FY21End FY21
Total assetsLn 16$325K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$324K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$46K$9K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$37K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$550$0$550$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$51$0$51$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$12K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$267$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$144K$124K$13K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 13, 2023 $301K$179K$122K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 31, 2022 $261K$144K$118K$0 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2021 $259K$136K$122K$324K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $261,346 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $249,114$244,322
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,800$17,024
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $258,914$261,346
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $26,501$26,427
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $97,533$97,317
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$3,600
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,444$16,497
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,478$143,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $122,436$117,505
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $261,346 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,024 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,322
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$261,346
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $143,841 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,427$11,427
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,007 · Management $8,627 · Fundraising $2,876$57,510
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,828 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,828
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,979 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,979
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $550 · Fundraising $0$550
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,600$3,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $51 · Fundraising $0$51
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,720 · Management $2,267 · Fundraising $0$13,987
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $267 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $0$1,909
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,228 · Management $13,137 · Fundraising $6,476$143,841
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,212$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,612$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $323,600$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,212$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,346
XI-2 Total expenses$143,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,505
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$323,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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