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Survivor Alliance

Tax-deductible

Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 82-4425458

Unite and empower survivors of human trafficking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$183K 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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FY2024 · 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 $315K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$183K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $118K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
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Revenue
$1.2M
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -56%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -30%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$897K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 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 Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.4M Management & general 19% · $323K Fundraising 0% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $183K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Narit Gessler Dahan
Deputy Director
$110,385Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Ley
Senior Programs Officer
$72,692Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Hicks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grace West
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anxhela Bruci
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Willz Njenga
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Minh Dang
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Narit Gessler Dahan’s $110K as Deputy Director is at the 37th 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Unites and empowers survivors of human trafficking.

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1 program service account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Funders

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
The Sherwood FoundationFY2025$118K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$118K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $54K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$54,017

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$323K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$689K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$689K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$689K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$918K$689K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$54K$54K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$154K$27K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$518K$408K$107K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$112K$90K$21K$846
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$25K$6K$235
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$551K$414K$137K$50
Office expensesLn 13$56K$42K$13K$384
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$353$14
TravelLn 17$189K$186K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$1K$54
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$9K$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$323K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.7M−$561K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$1.6M$1.0M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$175K$897K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$444K$933K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $252K$250K$2K$84K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,159,080 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,098,431
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,133,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$158,257
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$138,291−$138,291
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,490 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,490
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,747 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$138,291$1,159,080
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,720,334 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $54,017$54,017
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,726 · Management $27,451 · Fundraising $1,830$183,007
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $408,157 · Management $106,587 · Fundraising $3,473$518,217
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $89,644 · Management $21,385 · Fundraising $846$111,875
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,940 · Management $5,949 · Fundraising $235$31,124
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $413,632 · Management $137,375 · Fundraising $50$551,057
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,244 · Management $12,890 · Fundraising $384$55,518
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,478 · Management $353 · Fundraising $14$1,845
IX-17 TravelPrograms $185,872 · Management $1,749 · Fundraising $1,442$189,063
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,720 · Management $1,364 · Fundraising $54$7,138
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,432 · Management $8,041 · Fundraising $0$17,473
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,388,862 · Management $323,144 · Fundraising $8,328$1,720,334
Part X · Balance sheet $1,385,827 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $918,488$689,040
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,035,641$673,475
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,887$23,312
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,958,016$1,385,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $98,040$87,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,040$87,105
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,104$31,487
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,853,872$1,267,235
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,859,976$1,298,722
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,958,016$1,385,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,298,722 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,159,080
XI-2 Total expenses$1,720,334
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$561,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,859,976
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,298,722

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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