Empower Her Network DBA Empowered Network (EHN) launched its survivor-centered, trauma-informed program in 2017 to address a national gap in services identified by immediate aftercare providers: most trafficking survivors exhaust resources with systemic barriers standing in the way of a realistic economic alternative, putting them at high risk of further exploitation, experiencing homelessness, and/or remaining in the service cycle their entire lives. Empower Her Network collaborates with trafficking survivors over 12 to 18 months to achieve their economic freedom by removing housing barriers, providing advocacy, financing education, and uncovering career paths. Every survivor who achieves fiscal independence is in a much better position to protect their children, ending generational cycles of poverty and exploitation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$667K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$650K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$667K
FY2022▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$573K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$667K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$650K
FY2022▲ +117%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$650K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$588K

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

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $572K Management & general 14% · $95K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Kristy Norbert’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristy Norbert$153,967$150,000$122,105$95,000$85,000$80,000
Abagail Wittnebert$127,476$150,000————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds and supports survivors of human trafficking.

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1 program · $572K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Empower Her Network ended 2022 with 90 National Nominating Partner Organizations, 122 Trafficking Survivors on active empowerment plans and 155 alumni who achieved fiscal independence, ending cycles of violence, poverty, and exploitation for their children and their children's children.

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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 · FY2025
Visionary WomenFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$594,423
Unitemized GrantFY2025$594,423
Unitemized GrantFY2024$491,335
Unitemized GrantFY2023$393,855
Unitemized GrantFY2022$216,181
Unitemized GrantFY2021$284,181
Unitemized GrantFY2020$297,168

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$64
Money outPt IX
$667K
Ln 25
Programscol B$572K
Managementcol C$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$650K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$559K
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$525
Investment incomeLn 3$64
Gains on assetsLn 7$64
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$559K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$559K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$650K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 623
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412K$559K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$468K$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$650K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$216K$216K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$71K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$44K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$12K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$250
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$417$906
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$222K$208K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$7K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K$572K$95K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$2.0M$101K$588K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.9M−$227K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$65K$714K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.0M$667K$350K$650K 990 PDF
FY2021 $732K$631K$101K$300K 990 PDF
FY2020 $540K$573K−$33K$199K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,016,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $732,282$1,016,160
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$64
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$285$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $731,997$1,016,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $284,181$216,181
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,539$195,297
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,102$255,205
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $630,822$666,683
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $101,175$349,541
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,016,224 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$525
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,015,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,016,160
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $64$64
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64$1,016,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $666,683 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $216,181$216,181
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,250 · Management $23,750$95,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,451 · Management $37,596$82,047
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,928 · Management $6,322$18,250
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,384 · Management $250$12,634
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $417 · Management $906$1,323
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,717 · Management $14,101$221,818
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,363 · Management $12,067$19,430
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $571,691 · Management $94,992 · Fundraising $0$666,683
Part X · Balance sheet $674,998 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $411,981$558,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$108,097
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,316$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,147
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,355$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $467,652$674,998
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,675$25,480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,675$25,480
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $299,977$649,518
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $299,977$649,518
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $467,652$674,998
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $649,518 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,016,224
XI-2 Total expenses$666,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$349,541
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$299,977
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$649,518

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