The mission of Sentinel Foundation is to end world-wide exploitation of underage children. We have the personnel, the technology, the support of law enforcement and, most important, the perserverance to target elusive and highly skilled child traffickers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$550K 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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FY2022 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $393K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$550K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $468K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 4 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 4 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$346K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2022▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2022▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$346K
FY2022▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$603K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.7M Management & general 25% · $584K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $550K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Investigator
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Investigator
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Dovovan’s $135K as Chief of Field Operations is at the 65th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Taylor Jolly$130,000$150,000$130,000—
Jameson Govoni——$150,000$31,250
Glenn Devitt——$150,000—
Peter Dovovan$135,000———
Billy Cipriani—$130,000$120,000—
Andrew Gunther$84,167———
Alan Elam JR$72,000———
Glen Devitt———$25,000

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 worldwide child exploitation by targeting traffickers with personnel, technology, and law enforcement support.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Achievements of the service program is locating and retrieving exploited children in other countries and returning these children to their families

$1.7Mprogram 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 1 funder$468K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$584K
Owns and owesPt X
$346K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$346K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62
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$614K$358K
Total assetsLn 16$614K$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$22K
Net assetsLn 32$614K$346K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$550K$250K$300K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$136K$62K$74K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$108K$26K$82K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$379K$379K
InsuranceLn 23$97K$97K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$921K$921K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$584K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.4M−$168K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$3.3M$1.9M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.5M−$98K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.1M$2.3M−$224K$346K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.5M$544K$603K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,093,599 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,527,024$2,093,599
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,527,024$2,093,599
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$715,842
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,351,297$1,601,867
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,351,297$2,317,709
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,175,727−$224,110
Part VI · Governance 1 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $2,093,599 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,093,599
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,093,599
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,093,599
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,317,709 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $250,000 · Management $300,000$550,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,670 · Management $74,172$135,842
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,233$5,233
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,867$8,867
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,111$9,111
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $47,993$47,993
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,000 · Management $82,258$108,258
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $24,039$24,039
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,958$1,958
IX-17 TravelPrograms $378,564$378,564
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $97,306$97,306
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $920,538 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$920,538
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,734,078 · Management $583,631 · Fundraising $0$2,317,709
Part X · Balance sheet $367,679 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $614,445$358,059
X-4 Accounts receivable$9,920
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges−$300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $614,445$367,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$59,056
X-25 Other liabilities−$37,164
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$21,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $614,445$345,787
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $614,445$345,787
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $614,445$367,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $345,787 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,093,599
XI-2 Total expenses$2,317,709
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$224,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$614,445
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$44,548
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$345,787

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