We empower survivors of sex trafficking to build healthy and sustainable lives through education and employment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $179K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$600K
+149% vs prior year
Spent
$383K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$363K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$600K
FY2021▲ +149%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$383K
FY2021▲ +116%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$663K
FY2024$817K
Net assets
$363K
FY2021▲ +144%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$967K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $278K Management & general 14% · $52K Fundraising 14% · $54K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$34,096Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$9,414Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Case’s $100K as Founder/CEO is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Case$99,615$90,000$81,519——
H Case———$34,096$26,077
Erin Brown$10,370$12,679$13,498——
E Brown———$9,414$2,588

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowering survivors of sex trafficking with education and jobs for sustainable lives.

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1 program · $278K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021 we provided next step resources to 219 survivors, including

$278Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $437K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$120,153
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100,210
Unitemized GrantFY2022$92,427
Unitemized GrantFY2021$73,181
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,723

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$600K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$605K
Money outPt IX
$383K
Ln 25
Programscol B$278K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$363K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$605K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$109K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Total revenueLn 12$600K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$363K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6115
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K$266K
Total assetsLn 16$157K$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$149K$363K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$73K$73K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$22K$5K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$141K$90K$23K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$11K$6K$169
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$9K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$7K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$21K$5K$7K
TravelLn 17$442$134$308
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$175$175
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$899$338
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K$278K$52K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$817K$325K$967K 990 PDF
FY2023 $934K$663K$271K$664K 990 PDF
FY2022 $632K$612K$19K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $600K$383K$217K$363K 990 PDF
FY2020 $241K$177K$64K$149K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $599,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $240,694$604,768
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91−$4,801
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $240,785$599,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,723$73,181
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,813$189,018
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,725$121,227
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,261$383,426
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,524$216,541
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $599,967 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$988 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,813
VIII-1e Government grants$12,810
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$588,145
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$109,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$604,768
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,813−$3,813
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$988 · Excluded from tax −$3,813$599,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $383,426 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $73,181$73,181
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,821 · Management $5,455 · Fundraising $6,822$34,098
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,014 · Management $22,564 · Fundraising $28,069$140,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,134 · Management $2,289 · Fundraising $2,850$14,273
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,700$3,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,257 · Management $5,824 · Fundraising $169$17,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,949 · Management $2,109 · Fundraising $4,663$15,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,796 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $3,346$12,325
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,082 · Management $1,094 · Fundraising $1,040$6,216
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,469 · Management $5,379 · Fundraising $6,698$33,546
IX-17 TravelPrograms $134 · Management $308$442
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $175$175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,083 · Management $899 · Fundraising $338$2,320
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,532$29,532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $277,627 · Management $51,804 · Fundraising $53,995$383,426
Part X · Balance sheet $373,754 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,881$266,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,800$59,420
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,138$42,434
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$650
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,819$373,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,391$10,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,766$10,290
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,053$363,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $149,053$363,464
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,819$373,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $363,464 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$599,967
XI-2 Total expenses$383,426
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$216,541
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$149,053
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,130
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$363,464

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