We believe every person has the right to experience freedom, love and a sense of value.we help females who have been trapped by the oppression of abuse to find wholeness, healing and a sense of self-worth while providing them a safe place to grow.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 10 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$816K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$517K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$816K
FY2025▲ +81%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$816K
Expenses
$517K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$517K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$953K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $448K Management & general 13% · $68K Fundraising 0% · $642

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; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$73,018Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Kuehner’s $73K as Executive Di is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Kuehner$73,018$70,063$70,085$65,163$55,890$51,517

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides safe housing and healing for females escaping abuse and exploitation.

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2 programs · $448K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Residental safe house for female victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

$435Kprogram expense
02

Heavenly Treats LLC

Preparation and sale of bake goods for the benefit of the potter's hands foundation inc.

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$816K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$643K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$517K
Ln 25
Programscol B$448K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$642
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$643K
Government grantsLn 1e$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$816K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$172K
SavingsLn 2$334K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$748K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$179K$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$776K$748K
Total assetsLn 16$969K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$953K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$345K$300K$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$876
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$23K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$24K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45$45
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K$15
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K$642
All other expensesLn 24e$687$687
Total functional expensesLn 25$517K$448K$68K$642

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $816K$517K$299K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $451K$526K−$75K$953K 990 PDF
FY2023 $440K$496K−$56K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $472K$485K−$13K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $401K$467K−$67K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $334K$357K−$23K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $815,567 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,316$643,192
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,603$20,366
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,393$30,188
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,665$121,821
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $450,977$815,567
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $404,574$410,670
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,389$106,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,963$516,944
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$74,986$298,623
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $815,567 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,485
VIII-1e Government grants$130,224
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$504,483
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$643,192
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $20,366$20,366
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,188$30,188
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $121,821$121,821
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $20,366 · Excluded from tax $152,009$815,567
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $516,944 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $300,025 · Management $44,995$345,020
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,015 · Management $876$6,891
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,912 · Management $8,137$31,049
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,358 · Management $3,352$27,710
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,475$7,475
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45$45
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,057 · Management $15$18,072
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,898$15,898
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,061$32,061
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,539 · Management $3,220$6,759
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,635 · Fundraising $642$25,277
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $687$687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,232 · Management $68,070 · Fundraising $642$516,944
Part X · Balance sheet $1,267,816 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,557$172,043
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $127,399$334,251
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,849$4,199
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,569$4,310
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $776,393$747,708
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,681$5,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $969,448$1,267,816
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,383$16,129
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,383$16,129
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $953,065$1,251,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $969,448$1,267,816
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,251,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$815,567
XI-2 Total expenses$516,944
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$298,623
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$953,065
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,251,687

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