The Inner Truth Project INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Port St Lucie, FL501(c)(3)Since 2012Crime & LegalEIN 46-1339062Revenue $498K in FY2024

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.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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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FY2024 · 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$42K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$498K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$522K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$498K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$568K
Expenses
$522K
FY2024▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$566K
Net assets
$61K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021−$125
FY2022$851
FY2023$105K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$63K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $389K Management & general 19% · $97K Fundraising 7% · $36K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$47,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$22,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • 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 · $389K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provide counselling services to youth and adult who have experienced sexual violence.

$389Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$498K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$522K
Ln 25
Programscol B$389K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Government grantsLn 1e$375K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Total revenueLn 12$498K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$842
Total assetsLn 16$86K$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$85K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$35K$35K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$105K$29K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$147K$12K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$418$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$448$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$48K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$593$593$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$554$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$6K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$3K$0$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$522K$389K$97K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $568K$566K$3K$63K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $497,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $391,644$493,292
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,765$4,508
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,409$497,800
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$3,665
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $131,739$219,273
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $181,733$299,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $313,472$522,334
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $85,937−$24,534
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $497,800 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,843
VIII-1e Government grants$375,012
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,437
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$493,292
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,508
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,508 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$497,800
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $522,334 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,665$3,665
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,000 · Management $35,000 · Fundraising $0$70,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,093 · Management $28,537 · Fundraising $0$133,630
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,297 · Management $2,346 · Fundraising $0$15,643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,004 · Fundraising $0$11,004
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $147,177 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $0$159,177
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,860 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,860
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,764 · Management $418 · Fundraising $0$4,182
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,030 · Management $448 · Fundraising $0$4,478
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,559 · Management $5,284 · Fundraising $0$52,843
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,055 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,055
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $593 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$593
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,983 · Management $554 · Fundraising $0$5,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,713 · Management $1,757 · Fundraising $0$7,470
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,083 · Management $0 · Fundraising $36,114$39,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,872 · Management $97,348 · Fundraising $36,114$522,334
Part X · Balance sheet $102,992 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,466$86,755
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,395$7,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,895
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,435$842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,296$102,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,151$1,574
X-19 Deferred revenue$40,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,151$42,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,145$60,918
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,145$60,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,296$102,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$497,800
XI-2 Total expenses$522,334
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,145
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$307
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,918

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