Saving Promise INC

IRS exemption revoked

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 80-0359858

Saving promise's mission is to advance evidence-based prevention strategies against domestic violence.

41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 26% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
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
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$263K
+254% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$263K
FY2021▲ +254%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$263K
Expenses
$159K
FY2021▲ +79%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$159K
Net assets
$114K
FY2021▲ ×11
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10K
FY2021$114K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $66K Management & general 59% · $93K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Chai
$18,133Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Ly Marlow$18,133$19,600

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes proven methods to prevent domestic violence.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Over the past 15+ years, saving promise has worked to create, pilot, and expand public education and community mobilization programs to drive meaningful, sustainable intimate partner violence prevention efforts to include: 1) partnered with and facilitated numerous conferences, capitol hill briefings, and initiatives to elevate national…

Pt IX · col B
02

Critical to saving promise's vision is a partnership with the harvard T.H. Chan school of public health to create a research and development learning lab to advance, shape, inform and deploy proven strategies.

Pt IX · col B
03

For the year 2021, the organization's operational budget and resources 235,292 also included in-kind services, goods, and volunteers' support to assist in program development and implementation.

Pt IX · col B

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K
Total assetsLn 16$114K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$114K
Total assetsLn 16$114K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$114K
Total assetsLn 16$27K$114K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$0
Net assetsLn 32$10K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$10K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$902$902
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$16$16
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$200$200
InterestLn 20$1$1
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$56K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$66K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $263K$159K$104K$114K 990 PDF
FY2020 $74K$89K−$15K$10K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,439 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,293
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,858
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,293
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,146$28,146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,146$263,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,285 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $29,909$29,909
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,145$1,145
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,792$3,792
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,595 · Management $1,090$10,685
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,630$7,630
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $902$902
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,525$15,525
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,469$3,469
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,062$10,062
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,237$6,237
IX-17 TravelManagement $16$16
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $200$200
IX-20 InterestManagement $1$1
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,854$1,854
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,485 · Management $11,373$67,858
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,080 · Management $93,205 · Fundraising $0$159,285
Part X · Balance sheet $114,341 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,288$114,341
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,288$114,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,101$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,187$114,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,187$114,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,288$114,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,439
XI-2 Total expenses$159,285
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,154
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,187
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,341

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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