To enlighten the public about sex trafficking in america, educate potential victims and first responders, and empower advocates and survivors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$575K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$574K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$575K
FY2023▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$394K
Expenses
$434K
FY2023▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$546K
Net assets
$574K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$422K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $338K Management & general 22% · $94K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$32,850Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Norris’s $42K as Executive Dir. is at the 19th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Norris$41,650$32,850$29,650$29,000$1,650

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

Programs and updates

Educates the public and first responders about sex trafficking, empowering advocates and survivors.

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3 programs · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Empower

We empowered 23 survivors and three of them were able to purchase their first homes in 2023.

$213Kprogram expense
02

Educate

We educated 5,265 potential victims at 9 events and educated 1,628 professionals at 20 training sessions. We partnered with Marietta City Schools and trained 400 staff members and 4,600 students in grades 6-12. We trained Georgia Department of Public Health employees at nine training sessions around the state.

$67Kprogram expense
03

Enlighten

We enlightened 1,822 people at 26 events. We spoke at ten different community service organizations, such as Rotary and Kiwanis, around the state in 2023.

$58Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $128K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,058
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,757
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,748
Unitemized GrantFY2021$28,364
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,524

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$575K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$574K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K
Total assetsLn 16$640K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$575K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$491K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$491K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$640K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$574K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 642
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$429K$491K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$437K$640K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$574K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$29K$29K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$25K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$212K$162K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$15K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$211$709
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$9K$3K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$134$268
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$81K$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$338K$94K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $394K$546K−$153K$422K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $575K$434K$141K$574K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$291K$35K$432K 990 PDF
FY2021 $280K$246K$33K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020 $161K$122K$40K$363K 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 $574,649 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $314,930$559,274
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,150$1,961
I-10 Investment income$13,414
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,992$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,072$574,649
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,748$28,757
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $172,757$264,688
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,330$140,441
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $290,835$433,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,237$140,763
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $574,649 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$151,056
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$408,218
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$559,274
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,961$1,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,414$13,414
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,961 · Excluded from tax $13,414$574,649
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,886 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,757$28,757
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,638 · Management $8,212$32,850
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $161,627 · Management $49,933$211,560
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,454 · Management $4,824$20,278
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,149$3,149
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,646 · Management $211 · Fundraising $709$2,566
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,769$7,769
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,568$4,568
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,929 · Management $2,787$11,716
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,394 · Management $134 · Fundraising $268$12,796
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,100$3,100
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,554$2,554
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,463 · Management $9,703 · Fundraising $1,057$92,223
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $338,008 · Management $93,844 · Fundraising $2,034$433,886
Part X · Balance sheet $639,990 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $428,549$491,294
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$100,595
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$46,029
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,927$2,072
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $437,476$639,990
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,797$16,827
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$48,783
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,797$65,610
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,679$420,989
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$153,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,679$574,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $437,476$639,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $574,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$574,649
XI-2 Total expenses$433,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,763
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,679
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,938
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$574,380

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