The Asservo Project INC

Tax-deductible

Moon Twp, PA501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 82-0798847

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The organization combats human trafficking by intelligence gathering, collaboration, and educatiion. The organization also provides charitable services for those that are victims of human trafficking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 7 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $22K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$574K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$416K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$384K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$574K
FY2025▲ +46%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$416K
FY2025▲ +36%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$152K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$416K
Net assets
$384K
FY2025▲ +70%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$137K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$384K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $316K Management & general 5% · $21K Fundraising 19% · $79K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman Exec Dir
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Sweeney’s $120K as Chairman Exec Dir is at the 88th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Sweeney$120,000$120,000$90,000$90,000—$6,000
Jason Burtt$15,000—————
Joseph Sweeny————$14,000—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Combats trafficking through intelligence, collaboration, education, and victim support.

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3 programs · $290K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Operations

Through intelligence gathering, collaboration with law enforcement, networking with value partners, and educating the general public, asservo actively works to end human trafficking and expose its networks wherever and whenever they manifest, on a global scale.

$116Kprogram expense
02

Awareness & Education

Asservo provides educational seminars and facilitates group discussions in order to raise community awareness about human trafficking. Asservo partners with other organizations including colleges, universities, school districts, churches, and other non-profit organizations to provide a broad outreach program to educate as many as…

$105Kprogram expense
03

Cyber and Human Intelligence

The organization partners with leading organizations and agencies in cyber tracking and data analysis to employ cutting-edge analytics and tracing tools to identify individuals who target children, young adults, and the vulnerable population.

$69Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$22K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$574K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Money outPt IX
$416K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$384K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$574K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$383K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$383K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$384K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K$383K
Total assetsLn 16$227K$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$225K$384K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$108K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$93K$8K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$705$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$6K$750$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$15K$773$3K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K$447
OccupancyLn 16$15K$12K$3K
TravelLn 17$18K$17K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$142$919
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$803
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$24K$81$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$416K$316K$21K$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $574K$416K$158K$384K 990 PDF
FY2024 $394K$305K$88K$225K 990 PDF
FY2023 $360K$427K−$67K$137K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$253K$41K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$152K$33K$177K 990 PDF
FY2020 $107K$144K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $574,434 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,637 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$89,976
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,115
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,091
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,450$24,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,525$36,525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,450 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,893$574,434
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $415,938 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,000 · Fundraising $12,000$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,132 · Management $8,500 · Fundraising $20,500$122,132
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,468 · Management $705 · Fundraising $2,576$19,749
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,553$9,553
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,499 · Management $750 · Fundraising $20,471$27,720
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,359$3,359
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,879 · Management $773 · Fundraising $2,721$18,373
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,018 · Management $447$13,465
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,168 · Fundraising $3,002$15,170
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,955 · Fundraising $1,105$18,060
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,465 · Management $142 · Fundraising $919$5,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,224 · Fundraising $803$4,027
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,889 · Management $81 · Fundraising $14,834$38,804
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,056 · Management $20,951 · Fundraising $78,931$415,938
Part X · Balance sheet $388,695 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,683$382,645
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $750$5,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,050$1,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $227,483$388,695
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,387$5,103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,387$5,103
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $225,096$383,592
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,096$383,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $227,483$388,695
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $383,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$574,434
XI-2 Total expenses$415,938
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$158,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,096
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$383,592

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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