Uncaged focuses on rescuing and restoring the victims of human trafficking and serves as a catalyst in the antitrafficking movement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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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FY2023 · 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 $163K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $942K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$811K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$979K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$811K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$811K
FY2024$483K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.3M Management & general 5% · $77K Fundraising 8% · $114K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Program Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CEO & Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Snyder’s $138K as Program Director is at the 51st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Vannessa Snyder—$150,000
Vanessa Snyder$137,500—
Kim Westfall$43,750—

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

Programs and updates

Rescues and restores human trafficking victims, driving the anti-trafficking movement forward.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Uncaged empowers the survivors of human trafficking directly through our Sanctuary model utilizing evidence based research, trauma-informed therapies, and personal transformation through the sharing of best practices in human trafficking aftercare.

$896Kprogram expense
02

We continuously and passionately raise awareness about the issues stemming from human trafficking through coordinated social media and digital media campaigns.

$356Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$811K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K
Total assetsLn 16$821K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$749K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$821K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$811K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 685
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$636K$821K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$608K$811K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$896K$896K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$150K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$18K$36K$12K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$64K$64K
Investment management feesLn 11f$280$280
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$58K$33K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$365
Office expensesLn 13$3K$598$445$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$106K$96K$4K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$870
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$14K$472$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$77K$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.8M−$328K$483K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$202K$811K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.2M$398K$608K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.7M$180K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$979K$362K$30K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,644,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,784,848$2,227,869
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$160,454−$583,067
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,624,397$1,644,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $647,262$895,575
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $150,557$161,475
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$63,915
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $428,443$321,527
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,226,262$1,442,492
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $398,135$202,311
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,644,803 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,472 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,645,450
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$582,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,227,869
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$583,900−$583,900
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,305$2,305
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,472 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$581,594$1,644,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,442,492 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $895,575$895,575
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,000$150,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,475$11,475
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,349 · Management $35,925 · Fundraising $11,939$66,213
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $63,915$63,915
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $280$280
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,282 · Management $32,666 · Fundraising $8,666$99,614
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,457 · Fundraising $365$3,822
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $598 · Management $445 · Fundraising $1,817$2,860
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,034 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $3,437$8,332
IX-17 TravelPrograms $95,755 · Management $3,781 · Fundraising $6,176$105,712
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,029 · Management $870$2,899
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,030 · Management $472 · Fundraising $17,293$31,795
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,251,584 · Management $77,300 · Fundraising $113,608$1,442,492
Part X · Balance sheet $820,678 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $372,430$749,281
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,089$1,090
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $70,307$70,307
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $636,332$820,678
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,931$9,966
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,931$9,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $439,947$743,850
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $168,454$66,862
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $608,401$810,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $636,332$820,678
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,644,803
XI-2 Total expenses$1,442,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,311
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$608,401
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,712

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