To provide confidential programs that empower victims of domestic violence, dating violence, intimate partner stalking, sexual assault and/or human trafficking in el paso, teller, and douglas counties (continued on sch o)(continued) we pursue three primary objectives toward our mission: to provide immediate safety for adults and their children in crisis. To empower survivors through supportive services such as our advocacy, counseling and children's programs. To create a safer community for all families through prevention education and awareness outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$211K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $235K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$211K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $101K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$304K
12% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.9M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1978.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $3.0M Management & general 5% · $147K Fundraising 3% · $96K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $211K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$116,147Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer
$94,565Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Markley’s $120K as CEO is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anne Markley$119,501$116,147$111,000$104,300$105,923$45,433
Darryl Glenn$102,273$94,565$90,480———
Sherrylynn Boyles—————$59,313

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and children to find safety and improve their well-being.

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

Safehouse Program

Tessa's safehouse program provides emergency shelter, food, case management, counseling, and support to domestic violence, sexual assault, intimate partner stalking and human trafficking victims and their children who have become homeless due to dvsa or HT.

$573Kprogram expense
02

Victim Advocacy

Tessa staff provide advocacy, systems assistance (criminal justice and other institutional systems), court support, and community resources and referrals for victims experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, intimate partner stalking, sexual assualt AND/OR human trafficking. Services are provided in a secure and safe environment.

$463Kprogram expense
03

Youth and Children's Program

This program offers therapeutic and non-therapeutic services for children who have witnessed AND/OR been victims of domestic violence. Services include therapy; PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL/AGE-APPROPRIATE support groups; case management; child-specific advocacy; and recreational opportunities.

$257Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$101K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$359,445
Unitemized GrantFY2023$539,528
Unitemized GrantFY2022$536,369
Unitemized GrantFY2021$794,857
Unitemized GrantFY2020$197,238
Unitemized GrantFY2019$139,619

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$114K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$304K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$114K
Gains on assetsLn 7$78K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$303K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$304K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 577
VolunteersI 6316
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K$344K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K$180K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K$304K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$540K$540K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$225K$201K$12K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.6M$41K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$12K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$79K$3K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$121K$25K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$25K$6K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$11K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$46K$2K$708
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$9K$1K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$51K$8K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$40K$10K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$153K$142K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$574$606
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$3K−$2K$394
InterestLn 20$899$666$170$63
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$30K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$30K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$83K$22K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$53$473
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$3.0M$147K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$3.2M$624K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.9M$3.2M−$328K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$3.4M$522K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.1M$156K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.2M$249K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$3.3M$186K$1.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,903,365 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,826,116$2,752,396
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,323$40,210
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45,550$114,466
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,327−$3,707
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,913,662$2,903,365
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $536,369$539,528
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,183,872$2,090,262
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $6,089$11,880
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $665,103$589,939
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,391,433$3,231,609
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $522,229−$328,244
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,903,365 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$62,753
VIII-1e Government grants$1,753,924
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$935,719
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,752,396
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,210$40,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,410$36,410
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $78,056$78,056
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,707−$3,707
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,210 · Excluded from tax $110,759$2,903,365
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,231,609 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $539,528$539,528
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,978 · Management $12,453 · Fundraising $11,877$225,308
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,555,933 · Management $41,111 · Fundraising $7,856$1,604,900
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,439 · Management $2,240 · Fundraising $1,476$16,155
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,030 · Management $2,627 · Fundraising $6,096$87,753
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $120,802 · Management $24,866 · Fundraising $10,478$156,146
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,682 · Management $6,333 · Fundraising $2,335$33,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $11,880$11,880
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $10,728 · Management $2,753 · Fundraising $1,015$14,496
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,217 · Management $1,922 · Fundraising $708$48,847
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,713 · Management $1,448 · Fundraising $18,934$29,095
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,289 · Management $7,855 · Fundraising $2,703$61,847
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,588 · Management $9,611 · Fundraising $2,477$51,676
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,398 · Management $5,296 · Fundraising $4,815$152,509
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,543 · Management $574 · Fundraising $606$9,723
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,589 · Management −$1,517 · Fundraising $394$1,466
IX-20 InterestPrograms $666 · Management $170 · Fundraising $63$899
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,804 · Management $1,162 · Fundraising $1,057$32,023
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,406 · Management $6,139 · Fundraising $2,445$38,990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,520 · Management $22,049 · Fundraising $8,569$113,138
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,354 · Management $53 · Fundraising $473$1,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,988,207 · Management $147,145 · Fundraising $96,257$3,231,609
Part X · Balance sheet $2,492,496 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,988$40,982
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,025$303,222
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,250$9,338
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $458,561$270,222
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,222$8,601
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $154,904$180,381
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,705,069$1,679,750
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,562,019$2,492,496
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $225,230$227,792
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$76,167
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,230$303,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,324,372$2,179,199
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,417$9,338
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,336,789$2,188,537
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,562,019$2,492,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,188,537 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,903,365
XI-2 Total expenses$3,231,609
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$328,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,336,789
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$179,992
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,188,537

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