To provide help and a facility for victims of human trafficking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$261K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$899K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$807K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$226K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$899K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$899K
Expenses
$807K
FY2025▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$513K
FY2025$807K
Net assets
$226K
FY2025▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$226K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $807K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Leckie’s $72K as Pres is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Leckie$72,300———
Viki Leckie$29,000———
Vickie Leckie—$24,661$24,915$26,500

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

Offers a safe place and support for human trafficking survivors.

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1 program · $466K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The expenses of operating the facility and improvements to the

$466Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$899K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$864K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$807K
Ln 25
Programscol B$807K
Owns and owesPt X
$226K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$261K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$864K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$899K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$243K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$261K
Net assetsLn 32$226K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$256K$243K
Total assetsLn 16$434K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K$261K
Net assetsLn 32$133K$226K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$530K$530K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$60K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$807K$807K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $899K$807K$93K$226K 990 PDF
FY2024 $524K$513K$12K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 $87K$109K−$22K$122K 990 PDF
FY2022 $41K$96K−$54K$143K 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$183K$122K$198K 990 PDF
FY2020 $77K$76K$141$76K 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 $899,440 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $492,017$863,825
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,445$35,615
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $524,462$899,440
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $329,154$582,227
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,614$224,622
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $512,768$806,849
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,694$92,591
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $899,440 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,697
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$850,128
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$863,825
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $35,615$35,615
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $35,615$899,440
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $806,849 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $529,718$529,718
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,509$52,509
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,566$2,566
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,260$5,260
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,990$1,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,008$13,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,667$59,667
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,076$12,076
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,580$24,580
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,600$13,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,566$28,566
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,309$63,309
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $806,849 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$806,849
Part X · Balance sheet $486,737 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,495$243,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $255,693$242,993
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $434,188$486,737
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $300,779$260,737
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $133,409$226,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,409$226,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $434,188$486,737
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $226,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$899,440
XI-2 Total expenses$806,849
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,409
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$226,000

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