The Foundation United actively confronts the issue of sex trafficking through education, outreach and awarness programs designed to prevent sex trafficking and exploitation. It also supports intervention and safe housing programs for survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$189K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$189K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $437K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$963K
FY2024$625K
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$664K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$775K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$819K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$605K
FY2024$455K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.7M Management & general 6% · $112K Fundraising 4% · $67K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $189K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$189,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Fisher Good’s $172K as Ceopresident is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Fisher Good$152,426$198,724$189,000$132,026—
Elizabeth Melendez-Fisher————$81,634

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

Educates, reaches out, and houses survivors to end sex trafficking and exploitation.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The Protection Pillar, comprised of Global Strategic Operatives and the National Training Cadre, trains the front lines of the criminal justice system and healthcare systems to recognize this crime and rescue survivors.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

The Prevention Pillar provides entire school districts, including all faculty/staff and K-12th graders with SPEAK UP, a unique train-the-trainer model with proven outcomes to prevent children from exploitation.

$347Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $772K · 2020–2023
UncagedCO · FY2023$9,438
PaxaIL · FY2023$5,000
UncagedCO · FY2022$304,648
Saving Innocence INCCA · FY2022$17,000
Free with E LLCFY2022$17,000
Metanoia INCLA · FY2022$10,000
ParakeleoFL · FY2022$5,000
Leaves for the Nations INCCA · FY2022$5,000
UncagedCO · FY2021$228,621
University of Texas at TylerFY2021$20,000
Selah Freedom INCFL · FY2021$16,973
Selah Freedom INCFL · FY2020$117,500
NcoseDC · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$800
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$800
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$986K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$370K$370K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$301K$180K$60K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$51$36
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$12K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$364K$342K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$106K$105K$1K$229
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$6K$26
Information technologyLn 14$10K$693$10K$42
TravelLn 17$114K$110K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$525K$525K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$426$426
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K$182
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$30K$2K$509
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$29K$80$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$112K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $625K$775K−$150K$455K 990 PDF
FY2023 $963K$1.8M−$867K$605K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.7M$1.9M−$205K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.5M$846K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$664K$398K$819K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,695,735 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,321,843$1,689,398
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,000$800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,086$5,537
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,362,929$1,695,735
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $497,046$369,648
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $250,068$328,866
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $769,395$1,202,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,516,509$1,901,162
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $846,420−$205,427
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,695,735 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,689,398
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,689,398
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $800$800
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,537$5,537
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,337 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,695,735
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,901,162 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $369,648$369,648
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,129 · Management $60,445 · Fundraising $60,445$301,019
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,480 · Management $51 · Fundraising $36$7,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,124 · Management $4,084 · Fundraising $4,072$20,280
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,051$7,051
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $341,884 · Management $22,562$364,446
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $104,538 · Management $1,350 · Fundraising $229$106,117
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,425 · Management $5,566 · Fundraising $26$7,017
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $693 · Management $9,650 · Fundraising $42$10,385
IX-17 TravelPrograms $109,921 · Management $2,380 · Fundraising $1,245$113,546
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $524,963$524,963
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $426$426
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,207 · Management $2,745 · Fundraising $182$6,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,974 · Management $2,459 · Fundraising $509$32,942
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,447 · Management $80 · Fundraising $94$29,621
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,722,484 · Management $111,798 · Fundraising $66,880$1,901,162
Part X · Balance sheet $1,489,828 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $985,598$255,649
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,053,149
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$16,087
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $173,874$161,104
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$3,839
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,686,472$1,489,828
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,096$18,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,096$18,185
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,665,376$1,471,643
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,665,376$1,471,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,686,472$1,489,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,471,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,695,735
XI-2 Total expenses$1,901,162
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$205,427
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,665,376
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,694
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,471,643

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