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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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FY2022 · 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 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
$26K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$632K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$384K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$632K
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$612K
FY2022▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$663K
FY2024$817K
Net assets
$384K
FY2022▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$967K

From the FY2022 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $461K Management & general 13% · $77K Fundraising 12% · $74K

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; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,519Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$13,498Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $461K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022 we provided next step resources to 158 survivors, including employment, educational resources, college tuition, vocational training and support, and mentorship.

$461Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$632K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$461K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$384K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$262K
Total revenueLn 12$632K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$272K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$272K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$384K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K$272K
Total assetsLn 16$374K$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$363K$384K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$92K$92K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$62K$15K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$150K$37K$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$20K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$61K$66$70
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$793
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$852$691
Information technologyLn 14$20K$18K$811$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$38K$25K$6K$7K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$500$511
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$489$2K$135
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$13K$3K$73
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$461K$77K$74K

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 Viewing $632K$612K$19K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $631,602 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $604,768$684,042
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,801−$52,440
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $599,967$631,602
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $73,181$92,427
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,018$352,486
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,227$167,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $383,426$612,148
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $216,541$19,454
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $631,602 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$441 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$261,564
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$422,478
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$75,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$684,042
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$51,999−$51,999
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$441 · Excluded from tax −$51,999$631,602
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,148 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $92,427$92,427
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,761 · Management $15,203 · Fundraising $18,053$95,017
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,085 · Management $36,944 · Fundraising $43,871$230,900
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,073 · Management $4,168 · Fundraising $2,328$26,569
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,925$5,925
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,149 · Management $66 · Fundraising $70$61,285
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,292 · Management $793$8,085
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,485 · Management $852 · Fundraising $691$10,028
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,931 · Management $811 · Fundraising $1,006$19,748
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,759 · Management $6,472 · Fundraising $7,168$38,399
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,943 · Management $500 · Fundraising $511$3,954
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,485$1,485
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $489 · Management $2,447 · Fundraising $135$3,071
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,514 · Management $2,668 · Fundraising $73$15,255
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $461,393 · Management $76,849 · Fundraising $73,906$612,148
Part X · Balance sheet $410,047 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,250$272,456
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $59,420$93,810
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,434$38,781
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $373,754$410,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,290$26,381
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,290$26,381
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $363,464$383,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $363,464$383,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $373,754$410,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $383,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$631,602
XI-2 Total expenses$612,148
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$363,464
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$383,666

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