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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2021 · 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
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
39 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 38.9 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
$17K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+220% vs prior year
Spent
$428K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +220%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$948K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$792K
Expenses
$428K
FY2021▲ +120%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$874K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +358%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $342K Management & general 15% · $66K Fundraising 5% · $20K

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; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP Opstreas Prt Yr
$41,667Pt VII · Sec A
Presidentcochair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Viceprescochair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vicechair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Partial Yr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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  • 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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3 programs · $446K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Awareness

Child sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking is a subject that can be extremely uncomfortable to talk about, and because of that, people do not realize how prevalant this issue really is. With our awareness efforts, our goal is to make it known so we can get ahead of it.

$165Kprogram expense
02

Prevention

Our hope is not only that we can educate and engage the public on this ongoing epidemic, but that we can prevent it from happening. In 2021, we not only provided educational materials for parents and caregivers, but also purchased an Electronic Detection K9 for use by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department that can sniff out…

$142Kprogram expense
03

Restoration

We provide resources,support,& funding to vetted service providers caring for child survivors of sexual trauma. In 2021, we provided a grant to the IN Internet Crimes Against Children(ICAC) Task Force for the purchase of a mobile forensic & interview vehicle.

$139Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Money outPt IX
$428K
Ln 25
Programscol B$342K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$301K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$174K$143K$21K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$924$431$463$30
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$802
Legal feesLn 11b$856$856
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$9K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$20K$81$895
Office expensesLn 13$47K$44K$3K$200
Information technologyLn 14$11K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$11K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$2K$220
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$79$79
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$337$30$307
Total functional expensesLn 25$428K$342K$66K$20K

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 Viewing $1.5M$428K$1.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $469K$195K$275K$300K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,503,984 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $467,075$1,502,266
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,300$1,703
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $469,375$1,503,984
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,000$93,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,500$188,458
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$3,788
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,197$142,716
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $194,697$427,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $274,678$1,076,022
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,503,984 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,703 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,502,266
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,502,266
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15$15
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,718$1,503,984
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $427,962 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $93,000$93,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,711 · Management $21,427 · Fundraising $10,157$174,295
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $431 · Management $463 · Fundraising $30$924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,142 · Management $1,295 · Fundraising $802$13,239
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $856$856
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,036$14,036
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,788$3,788
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,589 · Management $21,358$29,947
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,959 · Management $81 · Fundraising $895$20,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,987 · Management $2,806 · Fundraising $200$46,993
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,503 · Fundraising $3,815$11,318
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,625 · Management $2,742$13,367
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,936 · Management $1,692 · Fundraising $220$4,848
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $79$79
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30 · Management $307$337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $341,848 · Management $66,207 · Fundraising $19,907$427,962
Part X · Balance sheet $1,392,896 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,167$1,387,566
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,315$4,530
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,482$1,392,896
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,263$4,155
X-19 Deferred revenue$12,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,263$16,655
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $300,219$1,376,241
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,219$1,376,241
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,482$1,392,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,376,241 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,503,984
XI-2 Total expenses$427,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,076,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,219
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,376,241

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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