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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DARKNESS TO LIGHT.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 15 July 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$2,384,297 changed to $2,398,248
Total expenses
$1,493,836 changed to $1,493,417
Contributions and grants received
$2,337,390 changed to $2,351,316
Investment income
$46,157 changed to $45,231
Other revenue
$0 changed to $951
Total assets, end of year
$1,476,798 changed to $1,477,730
Total liabilities, end of year
$102,722 changed to $103,211
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,374,076 changed to $1,374,519
Program services expenses
$1,305,246 changed to $1,304,967
Management and general expenses
$114,973 changed to $114,915
Fundraising expenses
$73,617 changed to $73,535
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,305,246 changed to $1,304,967

Totals

Total revenue
$2,384,297
Total expenses
$1,493,836
Contributions and grants received
$2,337,390
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$750
Investment income
$46,157
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,476,798
Total liabilities, end of year
$102,722
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,374,076
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,305,246
Management and general expenses
$114,973
Fundraising expenses
$73,617
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,305,246

Program services were 87.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $250,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,087,390

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTATION SERVICES

    total $750 · excluded $750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,198 · excluded $3,198

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $239,135

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $196,176

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $42,959

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $42,959 · related or exempt $42,959

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $122,725 · program services $107,998 · management and general $6,136 · fundraising $8,591

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $507,226 · program services $446,359 · management and general $25,362 · fundraising $35,505

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,078 · program services $45,829 · management and general $2,604 · fundraising $3,645

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,286 · program services $43,372 · management and general $2,464 · fundraising $3,450

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,031 · management and general $4,031

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,503 · management and general $61,503

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $3,372 · fundraising $3,372

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,434 · program services $73,680 · management and general $731 · fundraising $1,023

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $977 · program services $489 · fundraising $488

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,673 · program services $4,112 · management and general $234 · fundraising $327

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $27,323 · program services $24,044 · management and general $1,366 · fundraising $1,913

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $33,824 · program services $29,765 · management and general $1,691 · fundraising $2,368

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,809 · program services $2,472 · management and general $140 · fundraising $197

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $19,543 · program services $17,198 · management and general $977 · fundraising $1,368

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $55,754 · program services $49,064 · management and general $2,788 · fundraising $3,902

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,341 · program services $32,860 · management and general $1,867 · fundraising $2,614

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTS

    total $167,628 · program services $167,628

  • 24b · Other expenses: SOC PRODUCTION

    total $107,235 · program services $107,235

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $51,600 · program services $45,408 · management and general $2,580 · fundraising $3,612

  • 24d · Other expenses: SOC SHIPPING

    total $40,594 · program services $40,594

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $68,880 · program services $67,139 · management and general $499 · fundraising $1,242

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $272,734 · end of year $721,555

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $256,270 · end of year $258,851

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $60,437 · end of year $16,593

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $280 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,583 · end of year $8,057

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $617,432 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $421,797 · end of year $471,742

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,698 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $191,499 · end of year $63,700

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $289,540 · end of year $39,022

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $702,578

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $469,688 · end of year $1,259,423

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,926 · end of year $114,653

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Please see Schedule O for the mission statement of Darkness to Light.Darkness to Light's mission is to prevent child sexual abuse. Our work is guided by the belief that education is the critical step needed to better protect children today and serves as a catalyst for widespread societal change. By disrupting the current norms for how our society thinks, acts and talks about child sexual abuse, we can move closer to our vision of creating a safer world for children. Our efforts are focused on making prevention education accessible to adults and youth serving organizations and by inspiring individuals and influencers to promote changes that will further the prevention of child sexual abuse. Darkness to Light is a 501c(3) non-profit organization comprised of a committed network of advocates with the mission to empower people to prevent child sexual abuse.

  • TO REDUCE THE INCIDENTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROVIDING PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR BUILDING NATIONAL AWARENESS, GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY MOVEMENTS, AND THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATION PREVENTION INITIATIVES AS WELL AS SPECIFIC TRAINING INITIATIVES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $1,305,246

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rhonda Newton

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $90,792
    From this org
    $90,792
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Amanda Kelso

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Wilson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cathy Huber

    EMERITUS CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rochel Leah Bernstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ricardo Deleon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lena McIlwain

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Raj Pannu

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ben Gifford

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Andrea Harner

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Millett

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kirk Soderquist

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023
Filed
7 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422819349301447

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