Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,416,819
- Total expenses
- $2,906,011
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,394,892
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $22,578
- Other revenue
- -$651
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,527,946
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,037
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,513,909
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,449,695
- Management and general expenses
- $206,019
- Fundraising expenses
- $250,297
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,449,695
Program services were 84.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$12,025
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,382,867
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$184,184
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3 · Investment income
total $21,578 · excluded $21,578
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $1,000
-
7c · Gain or loss
other assets $1,000
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,000 · excluded $1,000
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$12,025
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$651
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$651
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $174,787 · program services $144,674 · management and general $12,849 · fundraising $17,264
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,235,584 · program services $1,022,698 · management and general $90,827 · fundraising $122,059
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $53,603 · program services $34,842 · management and general $10,721 · fundraising $8,040
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $140,165 · program services $123,349 · management and general $5,828 · fundraising $10,988
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $62,072 · program services $51,377 · management and general $4,563 · fundraising $6,132
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,423 · fundraising $1,423
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13 · Office expenses
total $129,333 · program services $106,867 · management and general $12,633 · fundraising $9,833
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16 · Occupancy
total $45,523 · program services $44,579 · management and general $472 · fundraising $472
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17 · Travel
total $355,156 · program services $350,146 · management and general $2,408 · fundraising $2,602
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $22,022 · program services $20,432 · management and general $795 · fundraising $795
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23 · Insurance
total $28,326 · program services $25,412 · management and general $1,457 · fundraising $1,457
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $260,948 · program services $184,966 · management and general $16,665 · fundraising $59,317
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24b · Other expenses: CLIENT CARE
total $137,222 · program services $137,222
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24c · Other expenses: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
total $94,528 · program services $84,990 · management and general $4,761 · fundraising $4,777
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24d · Other expenses: GIFTS
total $74,316 · program services $66,550 · management and general $3,883 · fundraising $3,883
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24e · All other expenses
total $91,003 · program services $51,591 · management and general $38,157 · fundraising $1,255
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $249,893 · end of year $499,389
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $547,670 · end of year $721,829
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,703 · end of year $81,573
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$350,988
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$125,833
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $212,705 · end of year $225,155
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,870 · end of year $14,037
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $917,581 · end of year $1,063,206
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $85,520 · end of year $450,703
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
COMPASSION FIRST IS A CHRISTIAN RELIEF ORGANIZATION SERVING CHILD SEX- TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS THROUGH LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED AFTERCARE, LEGAL ADVOCACY, PEER-TO-PEER LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CASE- MANAGED INTERVENTION SUPPORT.
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1) CONTINUED FULL-CAPACITY OPERATION OF A FULL-FUNCTION AFTERCARE SHELTER IN NORTH SULAWESI. PROGRAMMING AND WRAP-AROUND CARE INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE, CATCH-UP EDUCATION, COLLEGE PLANNING, TRAUMA COUNSELING, DISCIPLESHIP, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, RESILIENCE PROGRAMMING, ETC. 2) OPERATION OF TRANSITION HOME FOR GRADUATES AND RESIDENTS OF OUR NORTH SULAWESI SHELTER IN ADVANCED PHASES OF CARE PURSUING COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS. 3) CONTINUED COMMUNITY BASED CARE FOR SURVIVORS IN EAST JAVA. 4) CONTINUED OPERATING A FULL-FUNCTION AFTERCARE AFTERCARE SHELTER IN WEST JAVA PROVIDING THE SAME PROGRAMMING AND WRAP-AROUND RESIDENTIAL CARE AS OUR OPERATION IN NORTH SULAWESI. 5) CONTINUED TRANSIT MONITORING OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH SULAWESI PORTS TO INTERCEPT TRAFFICKERS BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE A GIRL FROM HER HOME ISLAND. 6) CONTINUED OUTREACH AND OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIFIC TO INVESTIGATION AND RESCUE OF UNDERAGE GIRLS FROM SEXUAL TRAFFICKING AND FORCED PROSTITUTION INCLUSIVE OF CASE-MANAGED FUNDING OF INTERVENTION, CASE MANAGEMENT OF FAMILIES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT/ACCOMPANIMENT OF MINORS UPON COMPLETION OF INTERVENTION. 7) CONTINUED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS SPECIFIC TO "CEMETERY " COMMUNITIES IN EAST JAVA. PROJECT INCLUDES EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP, DROP-IN CENTERS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING, TUTORING, PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING, MARTIAL ARTS, FAMILY SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING. 8) CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS (INDONESIA SPECIFIC) INCLUSIVE OF PROGRAM TRAINING. 9) CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND WORK EXCHANGE WITH SAFETY COMPASS, A LOCAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FOUR OREGON COUNTIES.
Expenses $2,449,695
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael MercerMICHAEL MERCER
PRESIDENT &
- Total calculated
- $190,473
- From this org
- $174,789
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,684
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $126,789
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- $48,000
- Deferred
- $10,884
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,800
- Filer's total
- $190,473
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Valerie BellamyVALERIE BELLAMY
DIR OF DONOR
- Total calculated
- $127,041
- From this org
- $115,044
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,997
- Hours/week
- 40
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Traci EspesethTRACI ESPESETH
VP OF US OP
- Total calculated
- $151,327
- From this org
- $139,042
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,285
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $103,042
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- $36,000
- Deferred
- $7,485
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,800
- Filer's total
- $151,327
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Lonnie SproatLONNIE SPROAT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shane DwyerSHANE DWYER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Aaron ThompsonAARON THOMPSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alice RauALICE RAU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cody CupperCODY CUPPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jesse BonfiglioJESSE BONFIGLIO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jim HendersonJIM HENDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sabino ArrendondoSABINO ARRENDONDO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy SlocumWENDY SLOCUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 7 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202631889349301138
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