The Inner Truth Project INC

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Provide direct services including counseling and outreach to adolescents who have experienced sexual violence.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1339062) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
84% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.5 mo
of spending, in cash
0.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $182K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
9 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$568K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$566K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$568K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$568K
Expenses
$566K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$566K
Net assets
$63K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021−$125
FY2022$851
FY2023$105K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$63K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $477K Management & general 10% · $56K Fundraising 6% · $33K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,300Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Bright’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Bright$72,300$47,500————
Mindi Fetterman—$22,500$45,000$41,250$43,546$32,275

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

Helps young people who have faced sexual violence through direct support and outreach.

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1 program · $477K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide counselling services to youth and adult who have experienced sexual violence.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1339062) · Dispute this line
$477Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$568K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$566K
Ln 25
Programscol B$477K
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Government grantsLn 1e$416K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$568K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Accounts receivableLn 4$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842$1K
Total assetsLn 16$103K$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$0
Net assetsLn 32$61K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$454$454
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$72K$65K$7K$723
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$131K$13K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K$193
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$5K$5K$420
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$207K$187K$19K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$624$2K$94
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$1K$119
OccupancyLn 16$41K$36K$4K$70
TravelLn 17$756$756$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$431$86$328$17
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$940$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$14K$3K$98
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$0$0$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K$477K$56K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 17, 2026 $568K$566K$3K$63K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 8, 2025 $498K$522K−$25K$61K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 2, 2024 $419K$314K$106K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 $280K$278K$2K$851 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $217K$258K−$41K−$125 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2021 $203K$170K$33K$41K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $568,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $493,292$560,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,508$7,707
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $497,800$568,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,665$454
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $219,273$236,722
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $299,396$328,775
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $522,334$565,951
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,534$2,546
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-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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $568,497 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$101,155
VIII-1e Government grants$415,509
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,126
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$560,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,707$7,707
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,707$568,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $565,951 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $454$454
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $65,070 · Management $6,507 · Fundraising $723$72,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,643 · Management $13,064 · Fundraising $1,451$145,158
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,337 · Management $1,734 · Fundraising $193$19,264
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,248 · Management $4,829 · Fundraising $420$10,497
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $186,714 · Management $18,671 · Fundraising $2,075$207,460
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $624 · Management $1,778 · Fundraising $94$2,496
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,745 · Management $1,075 · Fundraising $119$11,939
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,478 · Management $3,983 · Fundraising $70$40,531
IX-17 TravelPrograms $756 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$756
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $86 · Management $328 · Fundraising $17$431
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,462 · Management $940 · Fundraising $0$9,402
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,215 · Management $3,384 · Fundraising $98$17,697
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $27,566$27,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $476,832 · Management $56,293 · Fundraising $32,826$565,951
Part X · Balance sheet $63,464 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,755$22,198
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,500$39,869
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,895$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $842$1,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $102,992$63,464
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,574$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,500$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,074$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,918$63,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,918$63,464
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $102,992$63,464
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,464 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$568,497
XI-2 Total expenses$565,951
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,918
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,464

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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