Guardian group's mission is to prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children in the united states

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 3% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$832K
Spent
$647K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$556K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$832K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$832K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$653K
Expenses
$647K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$821K
FY2025$817K
Net assets
$556K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$556K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$148K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $479K Management & general 12% · $81K Fundraising 14% · $88K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$11,722Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trevor Procop’s $113K as COO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Trevor Procop$113,320$110,420$109,542———
Morgan O'Neal$103,004$102,557————
Jeffrey Keith$23,660$23,660$93,849———
Jeff Keith———$12,403$11,026$11,722

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

Disrupts sex trafficking and helps partners identify victims and predators.

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2 programs · $479K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Sector specific training to recognize and respond to sex trafficking- ensuring our communities have the vital tools they need to prevent the scourge of sex trafficking here in the united states.

$277Kprogram expense
02

Enablement and PURSUIT/PROVIDING services and training to law enforcement, enabling them to proactively pursue the crime of sex trafficking in the united states.

$202Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$832K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$837K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$647K
Ln 25
Programscol B$479K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$556K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$837K
Government grantsLn 1e$107K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$832K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84
Total assetsLn 16$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$556K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6400
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$320$84
Total assetsLn 16$554K$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$464K$556K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$349K$254K$31K$64K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$22K$3K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$2K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$825$825
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$184K$148K$30K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$376$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$11K$2K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$14K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$95$60
InterestLn 20$259$259
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$236$236
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$647K$479K$81K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $653K$817K−$165K$148K 990 PDF
FY2024 $745K$821K−$76K$312K 990 PDF
FY2023 $713K$708K$4K$385K 990 PDF
FY2022 $779K$541K$237K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 $476K$540K−$64K$143K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $832K$647K$185K$556K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $831,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $647,110$837,095
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,383$2,993
I-10 Investment income$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$589−$8,203
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $661,904$831,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $481,812$398,614
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,667$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,221$248,426
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $641,700$647,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,204$184,847
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $831,887 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$8,203 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$106,713
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$730,382
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$175,849
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$837,095
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,993$2,993
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$5,208$831,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $647,040 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,725 · Management $30,636 · Fundraising $64,329$348,690
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,975 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $5,571$30,199
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,353 · Management $1,733 · Fundraising $3,639$19,725
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,013$2,013
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $825$825
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,375$1,375
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $147,874 · Management $29,932 · Fundraising $6,500$184,306
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,491 · Management $376 · Fundraising $1,594$6,461
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,422 · Management $2,439 · Fundraising $2,506$16,367
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,277 · Management $7,139 · Fundraising $3,569$24,985
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,415 · Management $95 · Fundraising $60$4,570
IX-20 InterestManagement $259$259
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $236$236
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,164 · Management $3,865$7,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $478,534 · Management $80,738 · Fundraising $87,768$647,040
Part X · Balance sheet $567,720 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,953$213,699
X-4 Accounts receivable$20
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $73,212$73,212
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $320$84
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $280,705$280,705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $554,190$567,720
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,960$11,282
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,960$11,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $464,230$556,438
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $464,230$556,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $554,190$567,720
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $556,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$831,887
XI-2 Total expenses$647,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$184,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$464,230
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$175,849
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$83,210
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$556,438

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