Sass Go EIN 82-4064223

Sass Go

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Educates, trains, and responds to prevent assault, abuse, and trafficking of women and girls. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $252K in revenue, $270K in expenses, and $-124K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Ballentine, SC
Website
www.sassgo.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$252KFY2024
Expenses
$270K
Net assets
$-124K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4064223 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ballentine, SC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates, trains, and responds to prevent assault, abuse, and trafficking of women and girls.
Leadership
Shannon Henry · President · $77K
Money in and out
$252K revenue, $270K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$252K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$270K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-124K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.21
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +94% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$252K
FY2024▲ +134%
Expenses
$270K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total assets
$59K
FY2024▼ -35%
Total liabilities
$183K
FY2024▲ +142%
Total revenue
$252K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$270K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-124K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$59K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $157K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Educational Programming and Empowered Self-Defense Training

Through our age-specific, developmentally appropriate educational seminars and self- defense training, sass go is safeguarding lives and making communities safer. As of the end of 2024, sass go has trained and educated more than 27,000 participants. Over 60% of those individuals were served for free or at a reduced cost.

$76Kprogram expense
02

Crisis Response Consulting and Survivor Care

Drawing on its own expertise and the expertise of individuals in the fields of campus safety, criminal justice, law enforcement, threat assessment, personal safety and domestic violence, sass go works with institutions, businesses, and departments to establish high functioning and efficient response systems in advance of and after a…

$43Kprogram expense
03

Instructor Training, Development, and Management

Sass go instructors live in states across the country and share the power of sass programming with women and girls in their communities. Each instructor is hand selected and extensively trained ensuring utmost standard of care for every participant entrusted to sass go.

$38Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSass Go
EINHdr · item D82-4064223
Principal addressHdr · item CBallentine, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sassgo.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$77,001Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Cf
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$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

Shannon Henry’s $77K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 829 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon Henry$77,001$23,917$39,617
Brett Brown$70,000$23,333$36,050
Shannon Henry$23,417$23,167
Brett Brown$22,250$20,833
Lisa Ewart$21,833$22,000
Lisa Ewart$7,833

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$125K · 50%
Other revenue$76K · 30%
Program service revenue$51K · 20%
Contributions & grants50%$125K
Other revenue30%$76K
Program service revenue20%$51K
Investment income$115
Total revenueLn 12$252K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.21
Program services64%$172K
Management & general15%$41K
Fundraising21%$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$270K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$183K
Total net assetsLn 32$-124K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $59K · Operating expenses/yr $270K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $172K · Total expenses $270K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $270K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $57K · Total expenses $270K
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $45K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $143K
$0.31 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $125K · Total revenue $252K
50%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $252K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $51K · Total revenue $252K
20%
Investment reliance
Investment income $115 · Total revenue $252K
+0.05%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $51K · Total expenses $270K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $252K · Prior year $108K
+134%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $112K · FY2024 $252K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-124K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $252K · Expenses $270K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $59K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-124K · Total assets $59K
-210%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $59K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shannon Henry · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $270K
29%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $170K · Total expenses $270K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 46%
Revenue growth 134%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$252K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$108K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$167K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$112K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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