Rape Response serves as a system of support, advocacy and education, providing services to the community and survivors of sexual assault while safeguarding the dignity of each person served.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$775K
Spent
$736K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$409K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$775K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$775K
FY2021$694K
FY2022$864K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$736K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$676K
FY2022$777K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$409K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$651K
FY2025$962K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 1988.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $682K Management & general 6% · $46K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$83,405Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natasha Alvarado’s $10K as Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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
Jeanne Buffington———$91,931$93,758$83,405
Jen Tarnowski—$80,063$78,708———
Natasha Alvarado$9,597—————

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

Supports, advocates for, and educates about sexual assault, serving survivors with dignity.

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2 programs · $682K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Survivor Services

Rape response, inc. Provides comprehensive services to survivors of sexual assault, ages 13 and older in dawson, forsyth, habersham, hall, lumpkin and white county. Services include a 24/7 crisis line, live chat on our website, 24/7 medical accompaniment, criminal justice support and accompaniment, counseling and support groups…

$629Kprogram expense
02

Outreach and Awareness Programs

Rape response, inc. Provides let's talk programs to middle and high school students, at-risk youth and parents in our six county service area. Central concepts of the curriculum include: understanding georgia laws on sexual violence, lowering the risk of personal involvement with these crimes, consent, coercion, healthy and unhealthy…

$54Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$736K
Ln 25
Programscol B$682K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$409K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$135K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$882
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$409K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 675
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$135K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$393K$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$371K$409K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$56K$21K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$432K$430K$2K$166
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$10K$1K$326
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$1K$379
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$37K$4K$319
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$48K$4K$299
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$389$35
OccupancyLn 16$35K$32K$3K$271
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$341$307
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$107
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$1K$63
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K$682K$46K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.6M$302K$962K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$27K$651K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.0M$162K$677K 990 PDF
FY2022 $864K$777K$87K$515K 990 PDF
FY2021 $694K$676K$18K$428K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $775K$736K$39K$409K 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 $774,954 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,580$116,282
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $595,953$650,162
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,745$2,940
I-11 Other revenue$5,570
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,278$774,954
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $523,267$573,083
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,442$163,210
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $715,709$736,293
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,569$38,661
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $774,954 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,848
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$91,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$116,282
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $650,162$650,162
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,940$2,940
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,570$5,570
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $650,162 · Excluded from tax $8,510$774,954
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $736,293 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,298 · Management $20,851 · Fundraising $6,255$83,404
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $430,033 · Management $1,834 · Fundraising $166$432,033
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,267 · Management $1,146 · Fundraising $326$11,739
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,408 · Management $1,262 · Fundraising $379$5,049
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,025 · Management $3,514 · Fundraising $319$40,858
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,786$7,786
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,564$24,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,763 · Management $4,360 · Fundraising $299$52,422
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,102 · Management $389 · Fundraising $35$4,526
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,502 · Management $2,990 · Fundraising $271$34,763
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,913$12,913
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,653 · Management $341 · Fundraising $307$3,301
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,630 · Management $107$3,737
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,351 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $63$8,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,586$10,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $682,095 · Management $45,778 · Fundraising $8,420$736,293
Part X · Balance sheet $426,255 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,985$8,866
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,596$207,385
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $143,980$57,345
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,793$6,435
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,605$1,838
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,764$8,026
X-12 Other securities$135,478
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $882$882
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $392,605$426,255
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,065$17,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,065$17,054
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $347,602$393,309
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,938$15,892
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,540$409,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $392,605$426,255
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $409,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$774,954
XI-2 Total expenses$736,293
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,661
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,540
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$409,201

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