Fact forward's mission is to improve the health and economic well-being of individuals, communities, the state of south carolina, and beyond by preventing teen pregnancy and advancing adolescent reproductive health.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 18 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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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$330K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% 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
$3.0M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$627K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$627K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$978K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$627K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1996.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.7M Management & general 10% · $302K Fundraising 1% · $18K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$120,223Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Til
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rena Dixon’s $120K as CEO is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Desantis————$120,897$148,663
Elizabeth De Santis—$132,850$133,176$132,718——
Rena Dixon$120,223$103,658————

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

Prevents teen pregnancy and advances adolescent reproductive health in South Carolina through community grants, evidence-based education programs, and healthcare partnerships.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Project I.M.P.A.C.T (implementing meaningful programs across communities together) is designed to implement medically accurate, evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs and provide a network of support services to advance equity for adolescents, their families, and communities through addressing sexual reproductive health…

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

DSS program provides education, training, technical assistance, and public awareness activities throughout south carolina and funds partners in local communities to implement evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention interventions to youth between the ages of 11 and 19.

$732Kprogram expense
03

North carolina department of health and human services program collaborates with local partners, including school districts, community-based organizations, and healthcare providers to ensure the delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive health education that meets the unique needs of north carolina's diverse youth popoulation.

$226Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 186 grants · $6.7M · 2019–2024
Caresouth Carolina INCSC · FY2024$55,250
Axis 1SC · FY2024$35,000
Big Homie Lil HomieSC · FY2024$34,569
Benedict CollegeSC · FY2024$24,625
Darlington County School DistrictFY2024$23,089
SC Department of Juvenile JusticFY2024$17,456
Columbia Urban League INCSC · FY2024$15,619
J&j Leadership AcademySC · FY2024$15,500
Lowcountry Youth ServicesSC · FY2024$10,500
Second Chance Int House of PraiseFY2024$8,750
Columbia CollegeSC · FY2024$7,500
SmalltymeFY2024$7,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$302K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$627K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$179K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Other assetsLn 15$218K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K
Net assetsLn 32$627K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$206K
Total assetsLn 16$917K$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K$330K
Net assetsLn 32$634K$627K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$487K$487K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$143K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$927K$858K$62K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$45K$3K$409
Other employee benefitsLn 9$100K$93K$7K$798
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$71K$5K$987
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$22K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$343K$291K$51K$956
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55K$55K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$16K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$54K$31K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$5K$51K$96
TravelLn 17$133K$130K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$205$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$451K$430K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$40K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.7M$302K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.1M−$21K$627K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$3.3M−$46K$634K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.9M−$331K$657K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.7M−$151K$978K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$4.5M$198K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$3.8M−$103K$1.0M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,039,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,005,520$2,703,298
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $189,180$328,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,121$7,672
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,208,834$3,039,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $511,166$486,892
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,358,567$1,311,211
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,385,083$1,261,943
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,254,816$3,060,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,982−$20,993
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $3,039,053 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,680,977
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,321
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,703,298
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $328,083$328,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,503$5,503
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,169$2,169
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $328,083 · Excluded from tax $7,672$3,039,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,060,046 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $486,892$486,892
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,826 · Management $7,935 · Fundraising $7,935$158,696
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $858,300 · Management $61,806 · Fundraising $6,655$926,761
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $44,620 · Management $3,192 · Fundraising $409$48,221
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $92,955 · Management $6,666 · Fundraising $798$100,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,153 · Management $4,974 · Fundraising $987$77,114
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,641 · Management $14,951$36,592
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $24,312$24,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $290,985 · Management $51,178 · Fundraising $956$343,119
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $54,923$54,923
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,657 · Management $12,325$27,982
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,639 · Management $23,227$53,866
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,444 · Management $51,046 · Fundraising $96$56,586
IX-17 TravelPrograms $129,818 · Management $2,866$132,684
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,079$8,079
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $205 · Management $11,695$11,900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $430,392 · Management $20,889$451,281
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,911 · Management $20,708$60,619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,740,673 · Management $301,537 · Fundraising $17,836$3,060,046
Part X · Balance sheet $957,291 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,176$178,632
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $43,612$27,717
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $492,922$443,275
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,602$89,241
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $243,026$218,426
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $917,417$957,291
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $248,577$323,066
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,233$7,161
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $283,810$330,227
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $615,251$614,708
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,356$12,356
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $633,607$627,064
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $917,417$957,291
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $627,064 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,039,053
XI-2 Total expenses$3,060,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$633,607
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$627,064

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