Them Before US EIN 82-5010198

Them Before US

EIN  82-5010198 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates people about laws affecting children's rights through speaking and writing.
Leadership
Katy Faust · President · $135K
Money in and out
$979K revenue, $796K expenses
Bottom line
59% program efficiency

Educates people about laws affecting children's rights through speaking and writing. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $979K in revenue, $796K in expenses, and $482K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$979K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$796K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$482K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $184K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.24
Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs▼ -37% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -30% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -28% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$979K
FY2024▲ +105%
Expenses
$796K
FY2024▲ +125%
Total assets
$489K
FY2024▲ +58%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2024▼ -36%
Total revenue
$979K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$796K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$482K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$184K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$489K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $472K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Speaking engagements and publishing articles informing public of laws that impact childrens rights.

$472Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThem Before US
EINHdr · item D82-5010198
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jthembeforeus.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$134,869Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$114,583Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katy Faust’s $135K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Katy Faust$134,869$80,000
Josh Wood$114,583
Katy Faust$70,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$975K
Investment income$4K
Total revenueLn 12$979K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.24
Program services59%$472K
Management & general16%$129K
Fundraising24%$195K
Total functional expensesLn 25$796K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$489K
Total assetsLn 16$489K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$482K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $489K · Operating expenses/yr $796K
7.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $472K · Total expenses $796K
59%
Management & General
Management & general $129K · Total expenses $796K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $195K · Total expenses $796K
24%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $97K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $727K
$0.13 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $975K · Total revenue $979K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $979K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $979K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $979K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $796K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $979K · Prior year $478K
+105%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $482K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $979K · Expenses $796K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $489K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $482K · Total assets $489K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $489K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Katy Faust · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $135K · Total expenses $796K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $500K · Total expenses $796K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 59%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 20%
Revenue growth 105%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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
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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)$979K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$478K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$195K 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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