To listen and offer hope and healing to those silenced by trauma and violence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $145K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$269K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$651K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$651K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$651K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$426K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1989.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.3M Management & general 24% · $445K Fundraising 6% · $122K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$119,879Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Shannon’s $123K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mitzi Nelson Hobot—$76,725$131,350$122,400$119,879
Christine Shannon$123,346————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers hope and healing to those silenced by trauma and violence.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The corner house forensic services team offers a safe and confidential place for children, adolescents, and vulnerable adults, who are suspected victims or witnesses of abuse, to talk about their experiences.

$754Kprogram expense
02

The corner house family services are designed offer children, adolescents and their caregivers therapeutic and support services they need to stabilize, heal and reconnect after incidents of abuse.

$423Kprogram expense
03

Corner house is an international leader in training prosecutors, law enforcement and child protection workers in forensic interviewing. Because of our leadership in the development of a forensic interviewing protocol almost 30 years ago, corner house was sought after to develop the training on the protocol.

$137Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$749K
Investment incomeLn 3$910
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$445K
Fundraisingcol D$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$651K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K
Total assetsLn 16$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$605K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$749K
Investment incomeLn 3$910
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$296K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$338K
Total assetsLn 16$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32$651K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K$296K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$385K$338K
Total assetsLn 16$805K$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26$236K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$569K$651K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$15K$95K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$952K$70K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$14K$1K$912
Other employee benefitsLn 9$108K$98K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$77K$13K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$148K$148K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$54K$22K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$819$2K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$21K$18K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$2K$512
OccupancyLn 16$65K$11K$35K$19K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$823$117
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$5K$7K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$75K$61K$10K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.3M$445K$122K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$2.5M$132K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.5M$7K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.7M−$227K$286K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.2M−$138K$513K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$1.9M$82K$651K 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 $1,962,921 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $740,496$1,222,127
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $942,204$748,959
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $783$910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,059−$9,075
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,680,424$1,962,921
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 $1,420,547$1,422,959
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $484,377$457,977
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,904,924$1,880,936
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$224,500$81,985
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,962,921 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$135,672
VIII-1e Government grants$605,060
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$481,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,222,127
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $748,959$748,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $910$910
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,117−$9,117
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $42$42
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $748,959 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,165$1,962,921
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,880,936 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,355 · Management $94,691 · Fundraising $17,915$127,961
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $951,808 · Management $70,196 · Fundraising $52,943$1,074,947
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,191 · Management $1,351 · Fundraising $912$16,454
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,835 · Management $3,986 · Fundraising $5,746$107,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,361 · Management $13,133 · Fundraising $5,536$96,030
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $147,832$147,832
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,491 · Management $21,614 · Fundraising $1,869$77,974
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $819 · Management $2,207 · Fundraising $7,790$10,816
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,965 · Management $18,490 · Fundraising $3,916$43,371
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,194 · Management $1,706 · Fundraising $512$3,412
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,962 · Management $34,961 · Fundraising $18,652$64,575
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,640 · Management $823 · Fundraising $117$4,580
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,060 · Management $7,361 · Fundraising $1,354$13,775
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,988 · Management $10,019 · Fundraising $4,380$75,387
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,255$16,255
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,314,669 · Management $444,625 · Fundraising $121,642$1,880,936
Part X · Balance sheet $919,905 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$83,898
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $225,240$212,238
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$99,320
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $177,153$177,797
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,755$8,453
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $385,133$338,155
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $533$44
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $804,814$919,905
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $129,901$113,010
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $105,683$155,680
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $235,584$268,690
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $560,830$453,098
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,400$198,117
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $569,230$651,215
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $804,814$919,905
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $651,215 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,962,921
XI-2 Total expenses$1,880,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,985
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$569,230
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$651,215

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