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Alive at Last FY2020 filing

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Frisco, TX501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 45-2613422Revenue $110K in FY2020

On file with the IRSaliveatlast.orgPo Box 512, 75034-0009 · Frisco, TXTax-exempt since Nov 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Alive at Last mobilizes communities to encourage and equip survivors of sexual exploitation to build new lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $685 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 72% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 72% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$110K
Spent
$110K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$110K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$149K
Expenses
$110K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$142K
Net assets
$28K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$18K
FY2024$25K

From the FY2020 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 Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $79K Management & general 19% · $21K Fundraising 10% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gwen Miller
President/Ex
$41,576Pt VII · Sec A
Alisa Evans
President/Ex
$37,706Pt VII · Sec A
Elaine Sommerville
Sec/Trea/Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Immler
Director/Vic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Hartman
Chairman/Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Liz Morris
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gwen Miller’s $52K as President Exec Director is at the 28th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gwen Miller$52,495$49,270$52,413$51,413$41,576
Alisa Evans————$37,706

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers survivors of sexual exploitation to build new lives through community support.

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1 program · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Alive at last's mission is to mobilize communities to equip and encourage survivors of sexual exploitation to build new lives. We accomplish this by training and supporting local volunteers to empower women who have experienced significant trauma. Abuse happens in relationships, and we believe healing must happen in relationships.

$79Kprogram 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
The Thomas FoundationFY2024$10K
The Prayer ClosetFY2024$5K
Varrichio Family FoundationFY2024$4K
Texas Instruments FoundationFY2024$200
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$19K
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By the numbers

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The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$972
Other incomeLn 4–11$62
Money outPt IX
$110K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$972
Other incomeLn 4–11$62
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 631
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$35K$41K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$40K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$28K$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$105$105
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$63K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$617$617
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$300
Advertising and promotionLn 12$825$825
Office expensesLn 13$5K$821$4K$781
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$184$92
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$958$958
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$80$225
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K$79K$21K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $149K$142K$7K$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 $145K$148K−$2K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $145K$142K$3K$20K 990 PDF
FY2021 $109K$120K−$11K$17K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $110K$110K−$129$28K 990 PDF

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 $109,985 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,880$108,951
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $812$972
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,721$62
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $100,971$109,985
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$105
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,619$86,839
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,866$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,672$23,170
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,157$110,114
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,186−$129
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $109,985 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,951
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$108,951
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $972$972
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $62$62
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $972 · Excluded from tax $62$109,985
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $110,114 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $105$105
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,426 · Management $7,929 · Fundraising $7,929$79,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $1,383$1,383
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,938 · Management $617 · Fundraising $617$6,172
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,000 · Fundraising $300$1,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $825$825
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $821 · Management $3,593 · Fundraising $781$5,195
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,605$2,605
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,564 · Management $184 · Fundraising $92$1,840
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,151$1,151
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $958$958
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,891$1,891
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,600 · Management $80 · Fundraising $225$5,905
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $78,605 · Management $20,740 · Fundraising $10,769$110,114
Part X · Balance sheet $45,036 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,497$41,289
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,705$3,747
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,202$45,036
X-25 Other liabilities$17,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,037$17,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,165$28,036
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,165$28,036
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,202$45,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,036 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$109,985
XI-2 Total expenses$110,114
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,165
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,036

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

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