Wipe Every Tear INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Meridian, ID501(c)(3)Since 2009Crime & LegalEIN 32-0277240Revenue $554K in FY2020

On file with the IRSwipeeverytear.org5285 W Ridgeside St, 83646-4898 · Meridian, IDTax-exempt since May 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Wipe Every Tear was created to rescue and restore precious girls and young women trafficked in the sex trade. The reality is that millions of people worldwide are trafficked in the sex trade and Wipe Every Tear is committed to the lives of these lovely women. From safe places to call home, to education, and deep relationships with others, women are given the opportunity to have their lives completely restored. This holistic approach allows women the opportunity to move from dark captivity to safe places where they may be restored and loved. This type of action is not simple, nor easy, but the reason for taking action is.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$48K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$554K
Spent
$474K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$191K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$554K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$554K
FY2021$728K
FY2022$854K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$698K
FY2025$609K
Expenses
$474K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$807K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$737K
FY2025$521K
Net assets
$191K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$280K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2014.

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% · $409K Management & general 7% · $32K Fundraising 7% · $33K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$48,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenny Sacht’s $80K as President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenny Sacht$80,000$80,000$80,000$68,000$56,667$48,200

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and restores girls and young women trafficked in the sex trade.

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1 program · $409K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Providing safe places to call home, education, and relationships with others, to women in the philippines and throughout the world.

$409Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$409K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$191K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$221K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32$191K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
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$26K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$231K$221K
Total assetsLn 16$257K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K$125K
Net assetsLn 32$111K$191K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$317K$317K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$36K$2K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$1K$737
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$250$250
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$5K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$42K$31K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$2K$5K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$409K$32K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $609K$521K$88K$280K 990 PDF
FY2024 $698K$737K−$39K$192K 990 PDF
FY2023 $599K$764K−$165K$231K 990 PDF
FY2022 $854K$807K$47K$396K 990 PDF
FY2021 $728K$570K$158K$350K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $554K$474K$80K$191K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $397,534$535,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,944$20,843
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,452−$2,425
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $419,033$553,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $318,171$321,389
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,565$73,376
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,634$78,994
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,370$473,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$56,337$79,825
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,584 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$535,160
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$535,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,843$20,843
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$2,425−$2,425
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,843 · Unrelated business −$2,425 · Excluded from tax $6$553,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $473,759 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,518$4,518
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $316,871$316,871
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,150 · Management $2,410 · Fundraising $9,640$48,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,147 · Management $2,052 · Fundraising $1,373$8,572
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,765 · Management $1,102 · Fundraising $737$4,604
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,267$2,267
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $250$250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,138$2,138
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,228 · Management $2,084 · Fundraising $1,394$8,706
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,226 · Fundraising $10,409$41,635
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,838 · Management $1,530 · Fundraising $1,023$6,391
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,145 · Management $5,235 · Fundraising $7,915$15,295
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,191 · Management $1,121$2,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $409,079 · Management $31,939 · Fundraising $32,741$473,759
Part X · Balance sheet $316,244 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,962$10,261
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,602$84,608
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $230,981$221,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $256,545$316,244
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,407$209
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,122$124,996
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $111,423$186,248
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,423$191,248
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $256,545$316,244
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $191,248 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,584
XI-2 Total expenses$473,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$191,248

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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