The Inner Truth Project INC FY2020 filing

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Port St Lucie, FL501(c)(3)Since 2012Crime & LegalEIN 46-1339062Revenue $203K in FY2020

On file with the IRSinnertruthproject.org2190 Reserve Park Trace, 34986-3328 · Port St Lucie, FLTax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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FY2020 · 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 $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $182K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$203K
Spent
$170K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$41K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$203K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$568K
Expenses
$170K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$566K
Net assets
$41K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021−$125
FY2022$851
FY2023$105K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$63K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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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

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $106K Management & general 35% · $60K Fundraising 3% · $5K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder, Executive Director
$32,275Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $106K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Provide counselling services to youth and adult who have experienced sexual violence.

$106Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$203K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$170K
Ln 25
Programscol B$106K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$41K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$203K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$41K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$12K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$8K$41K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$0$32K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$0$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$0$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$72K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$618$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$20K$6K$0
TravelLn 17$800$0$800$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50$0$50$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$837$0$837$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$3K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$170K$106K$60K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $568K$566K$3K$63K 990 PDF
FY2024 $498K$522K−$25K$61K 990 PDF
FY2023 $419K$314K$106K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $280K$278K$2K$851 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$258K−$41K−$125 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $203K$170K$33K$41K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $203,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,714$194,953
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,591$8,443
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $153,326$203,396
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,493$34,744
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,287$135,749
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $162,780$170,493
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,454$32,903
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
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 $203,396 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,363
VIII-1e Government grants$60,109
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$194,953
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,443
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,443 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$203,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,493 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $32,275 · Fundraising $0$32,275
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $2,469 · Fundraising $0$2,469
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $0$3,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,189 · Fundraising $0$4,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,373 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$72,373
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,423 · Management $618 · Fundraising $0$7,041
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,053 · Fundraising $0$5,053
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,800 · Fundraising $0$2,800
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,662 · Management $5,677 · Fundraising $0$25,339
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $800 · Fundraising $0$800
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $50 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $837 · Fundraising $0$837
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,564 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,564
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,098 · Management $1,355 · Fundraising $4,750$9,203
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,120 · Management $59,623 · Fundraising $4,750$170,493
Part X · Balance sheet $45,081 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,933$42,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,242$2,405
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,175$45,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,623$1,623
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,123$4,123
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,052$40,958
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,052$40,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,175$45,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$203,396
XI-2 Total expenses$170,493
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,903
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,052
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,958

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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