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Prevents child sexual abuse, raises awareness, and supports healing programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $792K in revenue, $874K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Website
www.knottoday.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$792KFY2024
Expenses
$874K
Net assets
$1.4M
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-2826685 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Indianapolis, IN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Prevents child sexual abuse, raises awareness, and supports healing programs.
Leadership
Emma Marsh · Executive Director Partial Year · $82K
Money in and out
$792K revenue, $874K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$792K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$874K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$82K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
19.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +24% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$792K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses
$874K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$30K
FY2024▼ -35%
Total revenue
$792K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$874K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKnot Today INC
EINHdr · item D84-2826685
Principal addressHdr · item CIndianapolis, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.knottoday.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I73)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Partial Year
$82,444Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emma Marsh’s $82K as Executive Director Partial Year is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alyssa Van Vactor$99,872
Alyssa Vanvector$93,538
Emma Marsh$82,444
Christi Wolf$41,667$23,500

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $642K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Prevention

In 2024, we continued our child abuse prevention education initiative which is helping to ensure evidence-based body safety programs for K-12 students. These programs not only prevent child abuse, but also help children self-identify and get connected to the services they need to support their healing journeys.

$470Kprogram expense
02

Restoration

kNot Today strives to provide resources, support, & funding to vetted service providers in caring for children who have experienced sexual trauma. In 2024, we provided grant funding to 4 vetted organizations who provide restorative services for children and families who have experienced sexual trauma.

$86Kprogram expense
03

Awareness

Child sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking is a silent epidemic in the United States. With our awareness efforts, our goal is to bring it to the publics attention so we can get ahead of abuse before it begins.

$85Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$753K · 95%
Investment income$44K · 6%
Contributions & grants95%$753K
Investment income6%$44K
Total revenueLn 12$792K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.12
Program services83%$726K
Management & general5%$45K
Fundraising12%$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$874K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$433K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$30K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses/yr $874K
19.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $726K · Total expenses $874K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $874K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $103K · Total expenses $874K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $91K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $832K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $753K · Total revenue $792K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $792K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $792K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $44K · Total revenue $792K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $874K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $792K · Prior year $804K
-2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $469K · FY2024 $792K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $792K · Expenses $874K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.4M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $961K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.4M
67%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Emma Marsh · Reported title Executive Director partial year · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $874K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $239K · Total expenses $874K
27%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth -2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 65 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2024
The Julie Valentine CenterSC · FY2024$49,327
Purdue University MesaFY2024$25,000
The Casie Center INCIN · FY2024$22,000
Childfund International USAVA · FY2024$21,510
Pats Place CacNC · FY2024$15,000
Dunebrook INCIN · FY2024$15,000
Cac of SpartenburgSC · FY2024$15,000
Heartford House INCIN · FY2024$10,442
Scan INCIN · FY2024$10,000
Fair Haven INCIN · FY2024$10,000
Cherish CacIN · FY2024$9,942
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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)$792K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$804K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$948K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$469K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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