The dallas-fort worth metroplex is a major hub for human trafficking. The most vulnerable to victimization Are women with a history of domestic abuse, drug dependency, and homelessness. Valiant hearts has been working to heal, restore, and empower sexually exploited women through compassionate and customized care since 2011. Our organization offers holistic wrap-around support to women ages 17 and older to help break the cycle of abuse, restore self-sufficiency, and infuse a renewed sense of strength, dignity and worth. Our services include: housing, advocacy, support groups, counseling, case management, mentoring, and economic empowerment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$354K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$160K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2022▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$249K
Expenses
$354K
FY2022▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$556K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$226K
Net assets
$160K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$223K

From the FY2022 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 Mar 2012.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $286K Management & general 16% · $57K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$40,570Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Lovrien’s $41K as Executive Di is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Dominique Jones—$49,298
Janet Lovrien$40,570—

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

Heals, restores, and empowers sexually exploited women with comprehensive support services.

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1 program · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The cherished housing program provides a safe space of healing to women who are fleeing their traffickers or struggling to regain their independence. The program provides 30 days of food, clothing, licensed professional counseling, and enrichment classes to guide the women from crisis mode to stabilization.

$286Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $117K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,838
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,630
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,651
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$59,466

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$354K
Ln 25
Programscol B$286K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$160K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Government grantsLn 1e$178K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$126
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$493
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$160K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$493
Total assetsLn 16$181K$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$173K$160K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$25K$12K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$169K$136K$27K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$12K$3K$709
Management feesLn 11a$220$220
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$47K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$712$408
Office expensesLn 13$627$627
Information technologyLn 14$8K$3K$5K
TravelLn 17$993$993
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$379$74
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$354K$286K$57K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $249K$226K$23K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 $246K$206K$40K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $340K$354K−$14K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 $372K$470K−$98K$173K 990 PDF
FY2020 $536K$556K−$20K$271K 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
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Part I · Summary $340,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $378,134$339,171
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66$23
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,919$1,123
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $372,281$340,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,220$23,401
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $305,373$225,783
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $139,890$104,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $470,483$353,846
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,202−$13,529
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $340,317 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$178,354
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,817
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$126
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,171
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23$23
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,123$1,123
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,146$340,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,846 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,750$1,750
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,651$21,651
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,153 · Management $12,116 · Fundraising $3,231$40,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,007 · Management $27,112 · Fundraising $5,927$169,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,487 · Management $3,041 · Fundraising $709$16,237
IX-11a Management feesManagement $220$220
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,809$2,809
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,338 · Management $1,689$49,027
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $712 · Fundraising $408$1,120
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $627$627
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,759 · Management $4,841$7,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $993$993
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,086$1,086
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,415 · Management $379 · Fundraising $74$1,868
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,200$4,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,112$35,112
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $286,463 · Management $57,034 · Fundraising $10,349$353,846
Part X · Balance sheet $166,861 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,466$158,756
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,469$1,468
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,361$493
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,144$6,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,440$166,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,191$7,141
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,191$7,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,249$159,720
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,249$159,720
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,440$166,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $159,720 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$340,317
XI-2 Total expenses$353,846
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,249
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$159,720

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