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Empowering youth to end sex trafficking through prevention, survivor care, and community programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $271K in revenue, $425K in expenses, and $318K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Tyler, TX
Website
www.forthesilent.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$271KFY2024
Expenses
$425K
Net assets
$318K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  74-3193209 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tyler, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering youth to end sex trafficking through prevention, survivor care, and community programs.
Leadership
Cindy Hernandez · Executive Dir. · $50K
Money in and out
$271K revenue, $425K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$271K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$425K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$318K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$154K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▲ +16% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -55% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-57%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -346% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$271K
FY2024▼ -28%
Expenses
$425K
FY2024▲ +47%
Total assets
$318K
FY2024▼ -33%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$271K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$425K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$318K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$154K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$318K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFor the Silent
EINHdr · item D74-3193209
Principal addressHdr · item CTyler, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.forthesilent.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I73)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Hernandez’s $50K as Executive Dir. is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Cunio$74,471
Traci Dixon$50,782
Cindy Hernandez$50,000
Angela Kruesi$48,352$41,395
Kenneth R Rigsby JR$24,033

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $309K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

FTS's Survivor Care program directly assists sex trafficking survivors by providing legal advocacy, emotional support, emergency and long-term housing coordination, and service referrals. Our main goal with Survivor Care is the relationship itself which has been found to help keep clients engaged with other service providers in the…

$309Kprogram expense
02

I Have A Voice is an outreach and prevention program reaching teen girls most vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation. The program reaches high risk youth in juvenile detention centers, child advocacy centers, schools, and low-income housing with powerful prevention education and long term mentorship.

Pt IX · col B
03

The Community Transformation program strives to change culture's mindsets by providing professional in depth training to law enforcement, medical professionals, group home staff, pregnancy resource centers, school staff, child advocacy centers, and other social service providers.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants136%$369K
Total revenueLn 12$271K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.10
Program services73%$309K
Management & general18%$75K
Fundraising10%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$425K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$317K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$318K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $317K · Operating expenses/yr $425K
9.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $309K · Total expenses $425K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $75K · Total expenses $425K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $425K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $435K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $369K · Total revenue $271K
136%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $271K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $271K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $271K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $425K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $271K · Prior year $377K
-28%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $479K · FY2024 $271K
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $318K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $271K · Expenses $425K
-57%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $318K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $318K · Total assets $318K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $318K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cindy Hernandez · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $425K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $227K · Total expenses $425K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -28%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Asco FoundationFY2024$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$53K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$271K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$377K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$406K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$479K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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