Knot Today INC FY2020 filing

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 84-2826685Revenue $469K in FY2020

On file with the IRSknottoday.org147 Washington Pointe Drive Suite A, 46229-2636 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since Nov 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Knot Today exists to generate awareness, initiate prevention strategies, and assist in the development of innovative healing programs for sexually abused and exploited children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $276K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $461K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$469K
Spent
$195K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$469K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$948K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$792K
Expenses
$195K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$874K
Net assets
$300K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $148K Management & general 14% · $27K Fundraising 10% · $19K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$23,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emma Marsh’s $82K as Executive Director Partial Year is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prevents child sexual abuse, raises awareness, and supports healing programs.

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1 program · $148K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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General program-knot today provided a $100,000 restoration matching challenge grant to ascent 121, a 501(c)3 non-profit that directly serves survivors of human trafficking in indianapolis. Other program expenses included the development and printing of marketing material to raise awareness on the issue of child sexual abuse, exploitation…

$148Kprogram 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 · 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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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$467K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$195K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$467K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$294K
Total assetsLn 16$27K$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$26K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100K$100K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$19K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$8K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$204$204
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$513
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$760
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$717$300
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$99$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$4K$102$5K
TravelLn 17$8K$1K$283$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49$49
Total functional expensesLn 25$195K$148K$27K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $792K$874K−$82K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $804K$914K−$109K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $948K$726K$222K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$428K$1.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $469K$195K$275K$300K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $469,375 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,000$467,075
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $27,000$469,375
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$100,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$36,267
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,950$58,430
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,950$194,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,050$274,678
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $469,375 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,300 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$467,075
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$467,075
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,300 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$469,375
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $194,697 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100,000$100,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,800 · Management $4,700$23,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,000 · Management $2,000$10,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $204$204
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,050 · Management $513$2,563
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,190 · Management $760$2,950
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,998$14,998
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,825 · Management $717 · Fundraising $300$7,842
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,708$5,708
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,186 · Management $2,125 · Fundraising $2,182$9,493
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $99 · Management $1,178$1,277
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,648 · Management $102 · Fundraising $4,810$8,560
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,394 · Management $283 · Fundraising $5,876$7,553
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49$49
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,445 · Management $27,376 · Fundraising $18,876$194,697
Part X · Balance sheet $301,482 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,000$294,167
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$7,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,067$301,482
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,526$1,263
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,526$1,263
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,541$300,219
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,541$300,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,067$301,482
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$469,375
XI-2 Total expenses$194,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$274,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,541
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,219

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

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