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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES ORGANIZATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$721,446
Total expenses
$658,833
Contributions and grants received
$709,526
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,552
Other revenue
$7,368
Total assets, end of year
$500,824
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,980
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$469,844
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$541,252
Management and general expenses
$106,137
Fundraising expenses
$11,444
Program service expenses (Part III)
$541,252

Program services were 82.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $8,870

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $568,468

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $132,188

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,740

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,552 · excluded $4,552

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,368

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $8,870

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $7,368 · excluded $7,368

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,755 · program services $69,020 · management and general $7,144 · fundraising $1,591

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $349,082 · program services $310,274 · management and general $31,631 · fundraising $7,177

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,828 · program services $5,780 · management and general $920 · fundraising $128

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,960 · program services $25,361 · management and general $4,036 · fundraising $563

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,236 · program services $31,519 · management and general $5,017 · fundraising $700

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,934 · management and general $40,934

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,227 · program services $20,411 · management and general $2,816

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,712 · program services $9,834 · management and general $2,878

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,146 · program services $25,506 · management and general $3,640

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,505 · program services $12,505

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,508 · program services $9,508

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,392 · program services $1,225 · management and general $139 · fundraising $28

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,845 · management and general $2,845

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

    total $16,690 · program services $16,690

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,527 · program services $1,133 · management and general $4,137 · fundraising $1,257

  • 24c · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

    total $2,486 · program services $2,486

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $190,745 · end of year $194,934

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $52,601 · end of year $102,604

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $168,728 · end of year $174,280

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $4,501

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,299 · end of year $3,299

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $21,073

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $14,389

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,076 · end of year $6,684

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $37,695 · end of year $14,522

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,572 · end of year $18,811

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $35,341 · end of year $12,169

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $407,231 · end of year $469,844

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SASO IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS AIMED AT INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SAFETY, IN AN ANTI-OPPRESSION FRAMEWORK.

  • VICTIM SERVICES: SASO HOTLINE AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE LONG PROCESS OF RECOVERY FROM A TRAUMATIC VIOLENT CRIME. THESE SERVICES OFTEN ARE THE FIRST, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT, STEPS TOWARD REDUCING THE TRAUMA OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES AND SASO STAFF INCLUDE: 24-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COUNSELING; MEDICAL ADVOCACY DURING FNE (FORENSIC NURSE EXAMS); ADVOCACY DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVIEWS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS; FREE SUPPORT GROUPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND EMERGENCY NEEDS; AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, SASO PROVIDES ON-SITE ADVOCACY TO THE LOCAL SAFEHOUSE, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM, COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, AND SCHOOLS. METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS FOLLOW BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES DEVELOPED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS INCLUDING PRIORITIZING VICTIM SAFETY AND EMPOWERMENT, NOTIFICATION ABOUT VICTIM RIGHTS, AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO VICTIM CONFIDENTIALITY. SASO COLLABORATES WITH 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO CREATE BEST PRACTICE POLICIES FOR PROVIDING SERVICES AND RESPONSE. THROUGH THIS, SASO HAS BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE OUR MEDICAL AND LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, PROVIDING GREATER SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX AND OFTEN CONFUSING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. DURING 2024, SASO SERVED 220 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS WITH 1,110 VICTIM SERVICES AND 245 REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. SASO OFFERS A THERAPIST-FACILITATED, FREE, COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP FOR SURVIVORS. GROUPS AT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND THE JAIL RESUMED AFTER THE PANDEMIC, BUT WERE SUSPENDED AT TIMES DUE TO COVID OUTBREAKS AND SAFETY CONCERNS IN FACILITIES. THESE SUPPORT GROUPS ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS SO THAT COST IS NOT A BARRIER TO HEALING. THESE SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE ARE THE ONLY COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY AGENCY FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVING LA PLATA AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES.

    Expenses $153,878

  • PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: SASO'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS SPAN K-12, COLLEGE, AND ADULTS. SASO UTILIZES UNHUSHED CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL PREVENTION PROGRAMS. IN 2024, SASO PROVIDED WORKSHOPS FOR OVER 1,675 LA PLATA COUNTY YOUTH AND 1,401 FORT LEWIS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SASO HAS INCREASED ITS OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, EXPANDING OUR WORK TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL AGENCIES SERVING NATIVE AMERICAN; LATINX; LGTBQ; HOMELESS; VETERANS; INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; YOUTH; AND ELDERS. SASO RECOGNIZES THAT OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCE A MUCH HIGHER RISK OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND STANDS TO SERVE THEM WITH SUPPORT AND CULTURAL RESPECT IN THEIR HEALING. AS A RESULT, SASO OPENED AN OFFICE IN 2020 TO SERVE THE SOUTHEAST AREA OF LA PLATA COUNTY, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN UTE RESERVATION. IN 2024, SASO PROVIDED 151 CULTURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO 2,754 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS OUR LATINE SYMPOSIUM; COLLABORATIVE TALKS WITH RAINBOW YOUTH CENTER, LA PLATA YOUTH SERVICES, COMPANEROS, 4 THE CHILDREN, ETC. IN 2024, SASO PROVIDED OVER 137 COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND PROGRAMS FOR 5,608 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $387,374

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura E Latimer

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $77,755
    From this org
    $75,490
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,265
    Hours/week
    40

  • Molly B Wieser

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Victoria Sanchez

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathryn Linares-Gray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linzie Ridings

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcy Jung PhD

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
23 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202532979349302303

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