For the Silent FY2020 filing

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Tyler, TX501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 74-3193209Revenue $479K in FY2020

On file with the IRSforthesilent.org305 S Broadway Ave Ste 1116, 75702-7315 · Tyler, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Through prevention, survivor care, and community transformation programs - For the Silent works to end sex trafficking and exploitation by empowering the voices of vulnerable and exploited youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$479K
Spent
$562K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$201K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$479K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$479K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$271K
Expenses
$562K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$425K
Net assets
$201K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$318K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $474K Management & general 16% · $87K Fundraising 0% · $234

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

11 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Dir
$50,782Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$24,033Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Prior Chairman Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Hernandez’s $50K as Executive Dir. is at the 26th 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 · 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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering youth to end sex trafficking through prevention, survivor care, and community programs.

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3 programs · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

FTSs 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…

$319Kprogram 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.

$101Kprogram expense
03

The Community Transformation program strives to change cultures 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.

$54Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Asco FoundationFY2024$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$53K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Money outPt IX
$562K
Ln 25
Programscol B$474K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$234
Owns and owesPt X
$201K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Government grantsLn 1e$264K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$89K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$201K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 650
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$223K$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$283K$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$283K$201K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$60K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$285K$265K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$25K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$7K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$30$2K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$29K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$17K$2K$234
OccupancyLn 16$23K$22K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$10K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$2K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$18K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$9K$564
Total functional expensesLn 25$562K$474K$87K$234

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $271K$425K−$154K$318K 990 PDF
FY2023 $377K$289K$88K$472K 990 PDF
FY2022 $390K$261K$129K$385K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$351K$55K$255K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $479K$562K−$83K$201K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $479,451 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $434,044$486,409
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,175$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,017−$6,958
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $422,202$479,451
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $256,815$386,991
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,239$175,030
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $369,054$562,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,148−$82,570
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $479,451 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $138 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$88,803
VIII-1e Government grants$263,927
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,679
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,409
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$486,409
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,096−$7,096
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,096$479,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $562,021 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,852 · Management $14,963$74,815
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $264,537 · Management $20,138$284,675
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,816 · Management $2,685$27,501
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,613$12,613
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,307 · Management $5,132$12,439
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30 · Management $1,694$1,724
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,481 · Management $4,598$34,079
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,898 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $234$18,707
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,625 · Management $1,440$23,065
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,165 · Management $2,187$5,352
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,724 · Management $5,984$15,708
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,139$8,139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,678 · Management $6,954$8,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,873 · Management $6,806$24,679
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,329 · Management $564$9,893
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $474,454 · Management $87,333 · Fundraising $234$562,021
Part X · Balance sheet $200,571 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,655$115,118
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $36,621$61,577
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $682$682
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,178$23,194
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,136$200,571
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $283,136$200,571
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $283,136$200,571
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,136$200,571
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $200,571 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,451
XI-2 Total expenses$562,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,570
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$283,136
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$200,571

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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