The primary purpose of the organization is to provide assistance to abused children by raising national awareness, supporting the prevention of child abuse, providing funds and educational assistance to the Courage house network, and presenting a national Courage Award event to support the mission of our Courage house network for kids.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $468K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$334K
Spent
$277K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$498K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$334K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$415K
Expenses
$277K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$443K
Net assets
$498K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$498K
FY2021$683K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$748K
FY2025$721K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1988.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $175K Management & general 12% · $33K Fundraising 25% · $68K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Inactive Executive Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Supports abused children through awareness, prevention, and funding for a network of safe houses.

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3 programs · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The courage house national support network for kids (courage house network) - through the charter agreement between the foundation, NFL team and children's facility, a grant in the amount of ten thousand dollars is presented to the facility upon dedication.

$111Kprogram expense
02

The foundation incurred expenses to raise national awareness and prevention through print and digital media with over 100,000 public service announcements annually. In addition, expenses are incurred to create and maintain the organization's website and social media sites which will not only give information and updates about the…

$48Kprogram expense
03

The foundation incurred expenses indirectly related to the 3-DAY national event such as contract labor for production, printing, travel and marketing for ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities.

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $68K · 2019–2024
Providence House INCOH · FY2024$12,500
Neighbor to Family INCFL · FY2022$10,000
Gateway-LongviewNY · FY2021$10,000
ChildhavenWA · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$334K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$323K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$498K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$323K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$294K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$334K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$800
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$468K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$498K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K$52K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$467K$468K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$555K$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$428K$498K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$86K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$368$368
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$16K$16K$300
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$483$483
OccupancyLn 16$23K$18K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$105$105
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$14K$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$175K$33K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $415K$443K−$28K$721K 990 PDF
FY2024 $364K$307K$58K$748K 990 PDF
FY2023 $437K$400K$37K$658K 990 PDF
FY2022 $408K$375K$34K$668K 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$255K$121K$683K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $334K$277K$57K$498K 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 $333,816 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $136,947$323,020
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,853$17,130
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $141,377−$6,334
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $308,177$333,816
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,950$24,750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,122$102,814
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,834$149,172
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,906$276,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,729$57,080
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $333,816 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $100 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$294,364
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,656
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$323,020
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,952$15,952
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,178$1,178
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,329−$14,329
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,895$7,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,623$333,816
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $276,736 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,750$24,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,914 · Management $4,773 · Fundraising $4,773$95,460
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,618 · Management $368 · Fundraising $368$7,354
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,412 · Management $16,352 · Fundraising $300$33,064
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,861 · Management $483 · Fundraising $483$4,827
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,293 · Management $2,286 · Fundraising $2,286$22,865
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,423$4,423
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,104 · Management $105 · Fundraising $105$1,314
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,786$2,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,191 · Fundraising $58,229$72,420
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,150 · Management $1,540 · Fundraising $1,783$7,473
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,293 · Management $33,116 · Fundraising $68,327$276,736
Part X · Balance sheet $602,964 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,925$51,175
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $799$800
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$15,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,129$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,987$65,581
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,567$1,393
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $467,447$467,815
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $555,054$602,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $119,866$14,522
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $700$12,750
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$22,420
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,482$37,947
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,048$104,639
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$42,197$37,355
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $470,203$460,970
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $428,006$498,325
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $555,054$602,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $498,325 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$333,816
XI-2 Total expenses$276,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,080
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$428,006
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,239
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$498,325

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