The Compass Center EIN 46-0350199 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Helps everyone heal from sexual, relational, and family trauma. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $966K in revenue, $941K in expenses, and $571K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Website
www.thecompasscenter.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$966KFY2022
Expenses
$941K
Net assets
$571K
People
13
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  46-0350199 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sioux Falls, SD
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps everyone heal from sexual, relational, and family trauma.
Leadership
Michelle Trent · Executive Di · $82K
Money in and out
$966K revenue, $941K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$966K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$941K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$571K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $25K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$966K
FY2022▲ +7%
Expenses
$941K
FY2022▲ +12%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +89%
Total liabilities
$594K
FY2022▲ +779%
Total revenue
$966K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$941K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$571K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Compass Center
EINHdr · item D46-0350199
Principal addressHdr · item CSioux Falls, SD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thecompasscenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1979

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$81,942Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Trent’s $86K as Executive Di is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Trent$85,526$81,942$73,745
Anne Rieck McFarland$21,000$75,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $644K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

A.counseling Services

TCC provides ongoing counseling to children and adults who are primary and secondary survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and human trafficking. In FY22, TCC served 324 survivors of sexual assault and 406 survivors of domestic violence. 266 of these survivors were children aged 3-17.

$434Kprogram expense
02

B.advocacy and Crisis Intervention Services

Advocacy services may include assistance to survivors during hospital exams, helping a client navigate and understand law enforcement investigations, obtaining protection orders, and courtroom accompanyment. TCC also helps survivors make connections to other needed community resources.

$177Kprogram expense
03

C.education and Prevention

The compass center believes strongly that an informed citizenry will reduce the occurrence of sexual and domestic violence. It regularly gives presentations regarding bystander intervention, understanding VICTIMIZATION/ helping a survivor, and staying safe.

$34Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$959K · 99%
Other revenue$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$959K
Other revenue1%$6K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$546K
Total revenueLn 12$966K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.09
Program services68%$644K
Management & general22%$209K
Fundraising9%$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$941K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$787K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$594K
Total net assetsLn 32$571K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $787K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $941K · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $923K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $644K · Total expenses $941K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $209K · Total expenses $941K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $88K · Total expenses $941K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $88K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $349K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $959K · Total revenue $966K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $546K · Total revenue $966K
57%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $966K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $966K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $941K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $966K · Prior year $902K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $571K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $966K · Expenses $941K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $571K · Total assets $1.2M
49%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michelle Trent · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $941K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $647K · Total expenses $941K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 7%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Avera HealthFY2024$31K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$301K
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $70K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,196
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,592
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,757
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,706
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,021
Unitemized GrantFY2020$623
Unitemized GrantFY2020$567
Unitemized GrantFY2019$18,171
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,206
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,622
Unitemized GrantFY2019$977
Unitemized GrantFY2019$400

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2023 (Latest)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$966K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$902K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$810K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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