Guiding women recovering from trauma to return to the workforce and achieve financial independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $146K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$194K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$365K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$235K
FY2021▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$737K
Expenses
$194K
FY2021▲ +175%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$485K
FY2025$495K
Net assets
$365K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$547K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$887K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2013.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $124K Management & general 28% · $54K Fundraising 8% · $16K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$15,535Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Isaacs’s $110K as President is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Debra Isaacs$109,600$117,017$107,850$93,231$15,535

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps trauma survivors re-enter the workforce and gain financial independence.

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1 program · $124K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Unshakeable provides critical life-skills training, individual career coaching and partners with businesses to offer opportunities for employment in their organizations. We support other nonprofits rehabilitating women coming out of trauma and focus on career pathing them into sustainable careers that deliver financial independence.

$124Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Other incomeLn 4–11$816
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Money outPt IX
$194K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$365K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$373K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Government grantsLn 1e$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Other incomeLn 4–11$816
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$373K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$365K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 627
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$323K$333K
Total assetsLn 16$323K$373K
LiabilitiesLn 26$290$8K
Net assetsLn 32$323K$365K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$13K$777$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$74K$4K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$27K$7K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$684$3K
InsuranceLn 23$886$739$147
Total functional expensesLn 25$194K$124K$54K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $737K$495K$242K$887K 990 PDF
FY2024 $589K$485K$104K$645K 990 PDF
FY2023 $464K$470K−$6K$542K 990 PDF
FY2022 $491K$308K$183K$547K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $235K$194K$42K$365K 990 PDF
FY2020 $380K$70K$309K$323K 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 $235,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $371,873$234,349
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,200$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$43
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $518$816
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $379,627$235,208
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$102,686
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,347$90,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,347$193,584
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $309,280$41,624
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $235,208 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $816 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$106,546
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,803
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,349
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $43$43
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $859$235,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $193,584 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,205 · Management $777 · Fundraising $1,553$15,535
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,078 · Management $4,358 · Fundraising $8,715$87,151
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,741$35,741
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,755 · Management $1,733 · Fundraising $1,733$7,221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,070 · Management $7,143 · Fundraising $3,384$37,597
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,827 · Management $1,207$6,034
IX-17 TravelPrograms $684 · Management $2,735$3,419
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $739 · Fundraising $147$886
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,619 · Management $54,433 · Fundraising $15,532$193,584
Part X · Balance sheet $373,168 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,189$19,918
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $305,161$312,867
X-4 Accounts receivable$36,455
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,928
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $323,350$373,168
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $290$8,484
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $290$8,484
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,901$103,067
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $255,159$261,617
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $323,060$364,684
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $323,350$373,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $364,684 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$235,208
XI-2 Total expenses$193,584
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$323,060
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$364,684

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