Through in-depth investigations and strategic engagement, Transparentem spurs companies to improve corporate policy and practice, and remediate human rights, labor, and environmental abuses in their supply chains.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 21 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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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 deficit $512K a year · 19% 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$829K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $127K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$112K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
-61% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$274K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$3.8M
FY2020$737K
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$3.4M
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$274K
FY2024▼ -80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$3.7M
FY2020$792K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$646K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$274K

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 May 2016.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $1.6M Management & general 18% · $453K Fundraising 19% · $484K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $829K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$152,398Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Partnerships
$139,651Pt VII · Sec A
$137,930Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager Until 12/2024
$135,655Pt VII · Sec A
Environmental Investigation
$117,770Pt VII · Sec A
$89,131Pt VII · Sec A
Operations and Secy Until 07/2024
$56,307Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allenisheo Lalanath De Silva’s $152K as Managing Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Timothy R Sandler———$227,169$234,852$249,293
E Benjamin Skinner$89,131$102,272$153,087$191,196$206,000$205,975
Cam Tu Rinsche————$191,274—
Allenisheo Lalanath De Silva$152,398$173,183————
Elizabeth Kester$139,651—————
Karen Strauss Interim Director of$137,930—————
Samantha Rudick$135,655$112,180————
Andrew Korfhage——$135,218$119,508$113,709$108,544

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

Investigates companies to improve policies and fix human rights, labor, and environmental abuses in supply chains.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Transparentem uses its investigative model to reveal human rights and environmental abuses around the world. Its work has led to concrete improvements by prompting remediation of endemic issues in supply chains, including environmental degradation, forced labor, child labor, and other forms of exploitation.

$1.6Mprogram 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$127K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$453K
Fundraisingcol D$484K
Owns and owesPt X
$274K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$306
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$274K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 67
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$156K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$274K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$121K$19K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$871K$126K$309K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$31K$6K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$185K$120K$25K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$121K$78K$14K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$84K$8K$69K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$93K$9K$77K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$287K$241K$42K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$5K$18K$168
Information technologyLn 14$9K$2K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$4$998
TravelLn 17$44K$24K$3K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$30K$4K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$25K$39K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.6M$453K$484K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$2.5M−$1.1M$274K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$2.9M$726K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$3.2M−$1.0M$646K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.2M$900K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $737K$3.6M−$2.9M$792K 990 PDF
FY2019 $3.8M$3.4M$356K$3.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,404,580 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,601,989$1,398,657
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$8
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,746$5,915
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,613,747$1,404,580
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,907,081$1,843,464
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $981,072$658,489
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,888,153$2,501,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $725,594−$1,097,373
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,404,580 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,398,657
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,398,657
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,915$5,915
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,923$1,404,580
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,501,953 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,691 · Management $18,989 · Fundraising $42,368$182,048
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $871,010 · Management $126,182 · Fundraising $308,810$1,306,002
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,226 · Management $6,036 · Fundraising $12,021$49,283
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $120,263 · Management $25,409 · Fundraising $39,382$185,054
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,211 · Management $14,000 · Fundraising $28,866$121,077
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,139 · Management $69,072 · Fundraising $6,659$83,870
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,018 · Management $76,535 · Fundraising $7,378$92,931
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $241,221 · Management $42,223 · Fundraising $3,277$286,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,869 · Management $18,256 · Fundraising $168$23,293
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,905 · Management $5,764 · Fundraising $1,421$9,090
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4 · Management $998$1,002
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,070 · Management $2,979 · Fundraising $17,144$44,193
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,215$3,215
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,678 · Management $4,299 · Fundraising $10,522$44,499
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,728 · Management $38,617 · Fundraising $6,330$69,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,565,033 · Management $452,574 · Fundraising $484,346$2,501,953
Part X · Balance sheet $386,343 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,652$51,497
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,198$18,427
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,300,366$284,620
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,860$27,160
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,548$4,333
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $306$306
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,488,930$386,343
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,415$112,201
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,415$112,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,117,339−$263,828
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $254,176$537,970
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,371,515$274,142
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,488,930$386,343
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $274,142 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,404,580
XI-2 Total expenses$2,501,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,097,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,371,515
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$274,142

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