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Search Group Incorporated FY2020 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 1974Crime & Legal EIN 94-2247019Revenue $3.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSsearch.org7801 Folsom Blvd Ste 105, 95826-2619 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since May 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Search is dedicated to improving the quality of justice and public safety through the use, management, and exchange of information, application of new technologies, and responsible law and policy, while safeguarding security and privacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$789K 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
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$789K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $708K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$542K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$310K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$310K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2024$748K
FY2025$726K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1974.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $3.1M Management & general 23% · $947K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $789K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
David J Roberts
Executive Director
$149,644Pt VII · Sec A
Mark D Perbix
Director of Programs
$137,918Pt VII · Sec A
Timothy Lott
Dir of Operations/High-Tech Crime
$137,379Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew T Owen
Dir of Architecture/Dev (outgoing)
$132,107Pt VII · Sec A
Becki R Goggins
Director of Law & Policy
$119,381Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Debacco
Justice Info Services Specialist
$112,208Pt VII · Sec A
David Jobes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Lynch
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Derek J Veitenheimer’s $171K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David J Roberts—$222,840$187,350$190,450$181,235$181,756
Derek J Veitenheimer$170,589—————
Timothy Lott—$167,562$152,333$149,899$145,291$148,384
Timothy Michael Lott$159,081—————
Derek Veitenheimer—$156,706————
Mark Perbix———$152,489——
Jeffrey Alan Nemerofsky$151,699—————
Al Nemerofsky—$151,168————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves justice and public safety with information, technology, and policy.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Information Sharing Program

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$1.3Mprogram expense
02

High-Tech Crime Training Services

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$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Law & Policy Program

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$722Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Clean Slate Initative INCFY2024$708K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$708K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$947K
Owns and owesPt X
$310K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$852K
LiabilitiesLn 26$542K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$248K
Total assetsLn 16$852K
LiabilitiesLn 26$542K
Net assetsLn 32$310K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$852K
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K$542K
Net assetsLn 32$613K$310K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$197K$151K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.6M$478K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$198K$151K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$340K$260K$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$177K$135K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$20K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$391K$307K$84K
Office expensesLn 13$171K$104K$68K
Information technologyLn 14$43K$35K$7K
TravelLn 17$274K$246K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$69K$39K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$496
InsuranceLn 23$30K$17K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$65K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.1M$947K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.7M$3.7M−$22K$726K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$5.1M−$83K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$4.6M$593K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$4.2M$258K$716K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.0M$3.8M$149K$459K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.7M$4.0M−$303K$310K 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
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Part I · Summary $3,742,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $320,120$362,912
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,525,685$3,376,680
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,237$2,835
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,852,042$3,742,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,902,707$2,955,237
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,118,963$1,090,526
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,021,670$4,045,763
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$169,628−$303,336
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,742,427 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$362,912
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$362,912
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,376,680$3,376,680
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,835$2,835
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,376,680 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,835$3,742,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,045,763 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,110 · Management $46,264$197,374
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,564,848 · Management $478,128$2,042,976
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $150,787 · Management $46,755$197,542
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $259,757 · Management $80,545$340,302
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $135,140 · Management $41,903$177,043
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,614 · Management $5,386$25,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $306,664 · Management $84,213$390,877
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $103,670 · Management $67,591$171,261
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,146 · Management $7,488$42,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $246,107 · Management $28,318$274,425
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,692 · Management $29,982$68,674
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,594 · Management $496$5,090
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,119 · Management $13,265$30,384
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,148 · Management $17,033$82,181
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,098,396 · Management $947,367 · Fundraising $0$4,045,763
Part X · Balance sheet $851,871 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,877$46,841
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $184,349$117,679
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,875$116,246
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $438,649$281,506
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $53,503$38,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,110$3,058
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $367,457$247,722
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,120,820$851,871
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $363,480$440,080
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,276$102,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $507,756$542,143
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $613,064$309,728
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $613,064$309,728
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,120,820$851,871
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $309,728 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,742,427
XI-2 Total expenses$4,045,763
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$303,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$613,064
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$309,728

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

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