Our mission is to equip and empower exploited youth to experience freedom and purpose. We provide counseling to help youth process their trauma and help them begin to heal. We offer mentoring to help each youth reach their own potential. We work with the youth's family providing counseling and support. We work with the community through our website and presentations to churches, schools, medical facilities and more to make the public aware of the issue, and to aid in the prevention of sex trafficking in society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
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
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $107K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$839K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$601K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$631K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$839K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$567K
FY2020$469K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$802K
FY2024$839K
Expenses
$601K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$427K
FY2020$534K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$601K
Net assets
$631K
FY2024▲ +66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$229K
FY2020$215K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$631K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $481K Management & general 20% · $120K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Incoming Executive Director
$76,046Pt VII · Sec A
Outgoing Executive Director
$3,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarassa Inglis’s $76K as Incoming Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2019
Valinda McAlister$3,125$76,154—
Sarassa Inglis$76,046$50,000$41,661
Dawn Coleman——$44,875
Carolyn Thomas——$39,583

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers exploited youth through counseling, mentoring, and family support to find freedom and purpose.

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2 programs · $481K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Counseling & Mentoring

Ransomed life provides wrap around trauma-informed counseling and mentoring services to youth and families that are at-risk to sexual exploitation and those that have already been exploited. In 2024, we provided 2,274 trauma-informed services to 152 individuals, including 101 direct counseling and mentoring clients.

$284Kprogram expense
02

Prevention Education

Ransomed life is one of the leading experts in child sex trafficking education in san antonio. We provide professional training and presentations for adults and youth in our community to prevent more people from falling prey to exploitation.

$196Kprogram expense

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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
$839K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$601K
Ln 25
Programscol B$481K
Managementcol C$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$631K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K
Total assetsLn 16$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$839K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$634K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$634K
Total assetsLn 16$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$631K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K$634K
Total assetsLn 16$398K$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$392K$631K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$63K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$359K$287K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$11K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$27K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$354$283$71
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$11K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$8K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$331
Office expensesLn 13$681$545$136
Information technologyLn 14$26K$21K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$8K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$150$120$30
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$988
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$24K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$601K$481K$120K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $839K$601K$239K$631K 990 PDF
FY2023 $802K$578K$224K$379K 990 PDF
FY2022 $549K$579K−$30K$147K 990 PDF
FY2021 $532K$602K−$70K$177K 990 PDF
FY2020 $469K$534K−$65K$215K 990 PDF
FY2019 $567K$427K$140K$229K 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
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Part I · Summary $839,454 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $459,129$782,330
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,100$3,548
I-10 Investment income$9,209
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $317,710$44,367
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $801,939$839,454
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $468,623$486,090
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,814$114,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,437$600,795
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $223,502$238,659
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $839,454 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$98,660
VIII-1e Government grants$153,560
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$530,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$782,330
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,548$3,548
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,209$9,209
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $44,367$44,367
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,548 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,576$839,454
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $600,795 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,337 · Management $15,834$79,171
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $287,488 · Management $71,872$359,360
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,142 · Management $2,786$13,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,905 · Management $6,726$33,631
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $283 · Management $71$354
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,864 · Management $2,716$13,580
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,697 · Management $1,924$9,621
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,324 · Management $331$1,655
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $545 · Management $136$681
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,626 · Management $5,156$25,782
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,240 · Management $1,560$7,800
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,332 · Management $2,083$10,415
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $120 · Management $30$150
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,950 · Management $988$4,938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,893 · Management $5,975$29,868
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,889 · Management $1,972$9,861
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $480,635 · Management $120,160 · Fundraising $0$600,795
Part X · Balance sheet $658,649 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $374,811$633,939
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,500$16,095
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,597$8,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,548$658,649
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,650$28,092
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,650$28,092
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $391,898$630,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $391,898$630,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,548$658,649
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $630,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$839,454
XI-2 Total expenses$600,795
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$238,659
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$391,898
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$23,808
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$23,808
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$630,557

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