Transparentem Ltd: FY2019 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-5175472)

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Supply Chain Investigations

Transparentem is a discreet, non-profit unit that illuminates supply chains and spurs eradication of human and environmental abuses. We use frontline investigative reporting and forensic methods in compliance with international ethical standards.

$2.9Mprogram 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

Fair Factories Clearinghouse INCFY2025$127K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$127K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$171

Money outPt IX

$3.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.9M

Managementcol C$311K

Fundraisingcol D$152K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M

Total assetsLn 16$3.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$135K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$171

Total revenueLn 12$3.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$645K

SavingsLn 2$385K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K

Other assetsLn 15$16K

Total assetsLn 16$3.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$135K

Net assetsLn 32$3.7M

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

Line	Start FY19	End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$833K	$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$43K	$30K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.5M	$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$110K	$135K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.3M	$3.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$630K	$535K	$63K	$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M	$975K	$115K	$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$45K	$38K	$4K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$116K	$99K	$12K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$130K	$111K	$13K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$147K	$147K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$36K		$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$634K	$595K	$8K	$31K
Office expensesLn 13	$45K	$24K	$20K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$548	$228	$320
OccupancyLn 16	$127K	$108K	$13K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$216K	$206K	$6K	$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$12K	$9K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$19K	$16K	$2K	$948
InsuranceLn 23	$38K	$33K	$4K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$53K	$37K	$13K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.4M	$2.9M	$311K	$152K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$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 Viewing	$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 $3,752,295 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,553,514$3,760,168

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $130$171

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,981−$8,044

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,521,663$3,752,295

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 $1,858,216$2,067,685

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $20,200$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,304,236$1,328,788

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,182,652$3,396,473

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,339,011$355,822

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $3,752,295 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,760,168

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,760,168

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $171$171

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$8,044−$8,044

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,873$3,752,295

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,396,473 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $535,104 · Management $62,953 · Fundraising $31,477$629,534

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $975,179 · Management $114,727 · Fundraising $57,363$1,147,269

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,010 · Management $4,472 · Fundraising $2,236$44,718

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98,631 · Management $11,604 · Fundraising $5,802$116,037

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,608 · Management $13,013 · Fundraising $6,506$130,127

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $147,039$147,039

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,332$36,332

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $595,226 · Management $7,805 · Fundraising $31,417$634,448

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,940 · Management $19,652 · Fundraising $1,028$44,620

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $228 · Management $320$548

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,312 · Management $12,742 · Fundraising $6,371$127,425

IX-17 TravelPrograms $205,995 · Management $6,173 · Fundraising $4,030$216,198

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,085 · Management $2,903$11,988

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,111 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $948$18,954

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,554 · Management $3,830 · Fundraising $1,915$38,299

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,395 · Management $12,985 · Fundraising $2,557$52,937

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,933,417 · Management $311,406 · Fundraising $151,650$3,396,473

Part X · Balance sheet $3,835,405 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $505,983$644,557

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $327,278$385,294

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,519,221$2,682,934

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,665$76,581

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,785$30,276

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,763$15,763

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,454,695$3,835,405

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,358$135,246

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,358$135,246

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $828,517$586,924

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,515,820$3,113,235

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,344,337$3,700,159

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,454,695$3,835,405

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,700,159 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,752,295

XI-2 Total expenses$3,396,473

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$355,822

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,344,337

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,700,159

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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