We believe that all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) are entitled to high quality psychological care. Our mission is to ensure that everyone who survives trauma, regardless of circumstance, has access to that care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $285K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$623K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$898K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$623K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$623K
Net assets
$898K
FY2024▲ +146%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$898K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $402K Management & general 21% · $132K Fundraising 14% · $89K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,000Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$81,231Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vesna Golic’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vesna Golic$84,000————
Rachel Cohen$81,231$77,692$75,104$64,400$50,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides quality psychological care to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.

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1 program · $402K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Common threads project develops effective methodology and programs for recovery from the psycho-social consequences of sexual violence, war, and discplacement. CTP trains and supervises local mental health practitioners in diverse contexts so that they can provide group-trauma-informed therapy based on the common threads model of…

$402Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $46K · 2024–2024
Sanctuary for Families INCNY · FY2024$36,000
Mother AfricaWA · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$623K
Ln 25
Programscol B$402K
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$898K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$913K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$364K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$913K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$898K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K$364K
Total assetsLn 16$374K$913K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$366K$898K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$59K$8K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$147K$51K$73K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$999$530$469
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$9K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$434$16K$506
TravelLn 17$38K$35K$799$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$262K$228K$1K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$17K$4K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$623K$402K$132K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$623K$502K$898K 990 PDF
FY2023 $574K$451K$123K$366K 990 PDF
FY2022 $464K$469K−$5K$243K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$361K$29K$248K 990 PDF
FY2020 $292K$186K$106K$219K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,124,654 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $574,266$1,124,654
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $574,266$1,124,654
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,072$250,081
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $228,400$372,927
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $451,472$623,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $122,794$501,646
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,124,654 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,074,654
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,124,654
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,124,654
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $623,008 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,800 · Management $8,400 · Fundraising $16,800$84,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,327 · Management $73,325 · Fundraising $21,998$146,650
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $530 · Management $469$999
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,801 · Management $6,531 · Fundraising $3,100$18,432
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,572$14,572
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,938 · Management $4,050 · Fundraising $3,347$9,335
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $434 · Management $15,795 · Fundraising $506$16,735
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,881 · Management $799 · Fundraising $2,000$37,680
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,557$2,557
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $228,197 · Management $1,325 · Fundraising $32,471$261,993
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,359 · Management $4,176 · Fundraising $8,520$30,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $402,267 · Management $131,999 · Fundraising $88,742$623,008
Part X · Balance sheet $913,275 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $330,913$363,709
X-4 Accounts receivable$500,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,012$49,566
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $373,975$913,275
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,235$14,919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,235$14,919
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $365,740$314,510
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$583,846
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $365,740$898,356
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $373,975$913,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $898,356 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,124,654
XI-2 Total expenses$623,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$501,646
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$365,740
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$30,970
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$898,356

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