Zero Abuse Project: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 82-4614993)

Jeffrey R Dion’s $152K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jeffrey R Dion	$151,590	$150,921	$136,936	$116,414	—
Victor Vieth	$138,891	$131,612	$125,871	$110,080	$141,338
Shannon May	$138,986	$132,945	$127,459	$102,883	—
Victoria Hougham	$112,221	$104,933	$101,925	—	—
Jeffrey Dion	—	—	—	—	$110,084
Rita Farrell	$106,808	$103,098	—	—	—
Michael Valente	$105,398	$102,396	—	—	—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educate, research, advocate, and use technology to protect children from abuse and assault.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Education and Training

Focused on training law enforcement, lawyers, prosecutors, and allied professionals to successfully respond to and prevent child sexual abuse. Public education trainings are also facilitated for churches, schools, youth organizations, etc.

$1.2Mprogram expense

02

Survivor Support

Includes expenses related to the jacob wetterling resource center (JWRC) and other victim-related programs. JWRC works to end all forms of child maltreatment through education, training, and prevention while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors, and communities in minnesota.

$734Kprogram expense

03

Zeroabuse.ai

Includes activities related to the creation of new ai technology to detect and identify perpetrators and collaborators of child sexual abuse within institutional structures.

$159Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024

Thomas and Julianne Youngren FoundationFY2024$50K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$40K

The Robert P and Mariana R Scripps Family Foundation INCFY2024$25K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$15K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$12K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$11K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$159K

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Grants paid · 5 grants · $144K · 2020–2021

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children INCNY · FY2021$11,930

Latino Center for Prevention & Action in Health & WelfareCA · FY2020$44,002

Childrens Advocacy Centers of Mississippi CacmMS · FY2020$41,935

Northwest Arkansas Community CollegeAR · FY2020$37,715

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children INCNY · FY2020$8,445

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K

Other incomeLn 4–11$122K

Money outPt IX

$3.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$697K

Fundraisingcol D$137K

Owns and owesPt X

$56K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K

Total assetsLn 16$363K

LiabilitiesLn 26$307K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$261K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K

Other incomeLn 4–11$122K

Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$96K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K

Total assetsLn 16$363K

LiabilitiesLn 26$307K

Net assetsLn 32$56K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 518

VolunteersI 638

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$36K	$96K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.7M	$19K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.1M	$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$557K	$307K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.5M	$56K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$133K	$133K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$128K	$103K	$17K	$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.4M	$1.1M	$185K	$83K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$255K	$205K	$34K	$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$121K	$97K	$16K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$62K	$2K	$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$103K		$103K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$491K	$382K	$92K	$17K
Office expensesLn 13	$30K	$18K	$8K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$228K	$67K	$161K	$138
TravelLn 17	$55K	$52K	$2K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$44K	$42K	$2K	$830
InterestLn 20	$2K		$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$10K	$200	$10K
InsuranceLn 23	$6K		$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$475	$82	$393
All other expensesLn 24e	$697	$563	$134
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.0M	$2.2M	$697K	$137K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$4.7M	$4.5M	$192K	$213K	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.8M	$3.8M	−$7K	$21K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.6M	$3.2M	−$612K	$28K	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.8M	$2.2M	$601K	$657K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$3.3M	$3.0M	$214K	$56K	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 $3,260,323 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,518,875$2,947,160

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $580,137$191,359

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,363$121,804

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,102,375$3,260,323

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $444,779$132,640

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,525,861$1,882,378

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,904,932$1,031,688

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,875,572$3,046,706

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,226,803$213,617

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $3,260,323 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $111,520 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,864

VIII-1e Government grants$261,300

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,677,996

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,947,160

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $191,359$191,359

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,284$10,284

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $218,452 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,711$3,260,323

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,046,706 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $132,640$132,640

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,850 · Management $17,120 · Fundraising $7,706$127,676

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,111,107 · Management $184,951 · Fundraising $83,246$1,379,304

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $205,269 · Management $34,168 · Fundraising $15,379$254,816

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,135 · Management $16,169 · Fundraising $7,278$120,582

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $59,687$62,187

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $102,861$102,861

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $382,340 · Management $91,556 · Fundraising $16,792$490,688

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,512 · Management $8,058 · Fundraising $4,193$29,763

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,544 · Management $161,339 · Fundraising $138$228,021

IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,122 · Management $1,958 · Fundraising $1,032$55,112

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41,913 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $830$44,318

IX-20 InterestManagement $1,851$1,851

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $200 · Management $9,866$10,066

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,649$5,649

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82 · Management $393$475

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $563 · Management $134$697

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,212,777 · Management $697,335 · Fundraising $136,594$3,046,706

Part X · Balance sheet $363,268 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,822$95,912

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $278,999$122,327

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,410$119,561

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,076$5,647

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,696,926$19,221

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $800$600

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,068,033$363,268

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $549,728$304,585

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,690$2,290

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $557,418$306,875

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,226,360$1,159

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $284,255$55,234

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,510,615$56,393

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,068,033$363,268

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,393 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,260,323

XI-2 Total expenses$3,046,706

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$213,617

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,510,615

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,667,839

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,393

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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