Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$251,510

Total expenses

$269,638

Contributions and grants received

$124,897

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$50,657

Investment income

$115

Other revenue

$75,841

Total assets, end of year

$58,996

Total liabilities, end of year

$182,915

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$123,919

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$171,571

Management and general expenses

$40,770

Fundraising expenses

$57,297

Program service expenses (Part III)

$171,571

Program services were 63.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND EMPOWERED SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING: THROUGH OUR AGE-SPECIFIC, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND SELF- DEFENSE TRAINING, SASS GO IS SAFEGUARDING LIVES AND MAKING COMMUNITIES SAFER. AS OF THE END OF 2024, SASS GO HAS TRAINED AND EDUCATED MORE THAN 27,000 PARTICIPANTS. OVER 60% OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED FOR FREE OR AT A REDUCED COST. IN 2024, OUR 27 TAUGHT COURSES IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS, LOUISIANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IDAHO, WYOMING, TENNESSEE, IOWA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, UTAH, OREGON, MINNESOTA, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, TEXAS, GEORGIA, AND NEW YORK. IN 2024, SASS GO CONTINUED TO REACH PARTICIPANTS IN SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND BUSINESSES. SASS GO OFFERED ITS LANDMARK VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDES THE HARM REDUCTION SERIES, THE RECOGNIZE RESPOND REFER PROFESSIONAL SERIES, AND COMPREHENSIVE SELF DEFENSE TRAINING. IN ADDITION, IN 2024, SASS GO HELD THE I WILL SURVIVE WOMEN'S RETREATS IN OCTOBER. SASS GO ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS TO OFFER OUR TRAINING TO THE WOMEN OF BENIN, AFRICA. ALL OF OUR TRAININGS AND RETREATS ARE HANDCRAFTED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED AS THEY LEARN TO DETECT THREATS TO SAFETY, RESPOND TO INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE, SUPPORT SURVIVORS, KNOW AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND RAISE AWARENESS FOR PREVENTION. IN 2024, SASS GO CONTINUED TO ASSIST WITH THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE SESSION ON TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICING. AS OF THE END OF 2024, SASS GO HAS HELPED TRAIN 90 SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE JURISDICTIONS TO BETTER SERVE SURVIVORS OF ABUSE.

  Expenses $76,301 · Revenue $40,547

• INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT: SASS GO INSTRUCTORS LIVE IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SHARE THE POWER OF SASS PROGRAMMING WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. EACH INSTRUCTOR IS HAND SELECTED AND EXTENSIVELY TRAINED ENSURING UTMOST STANDARD OF CARE FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT ENTRUSTED TO SASS GO. THE SASS GO INSTRUCTOR TRAINING IS THREE PHASES, AND ONCE COMPLETED, INSTRUCTORS ARE CERTIFIED TO TEACH SASS GO SELF-DEFENSE COURSES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, SASS GO OFFERED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE NEARLY 30 INSTRUCTORS OPERATING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE INSTRUCTORS WERE OFFERED EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SASS GO ASSISTS INSTRUCTORS IN DEVELOPING COURSES IN THEIR AREA AND MEETING ONGOING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AS SASS GO INSTRUCTORS.

  Expenses $38,000 · Revenue $10,111

• CRISIS RESPONSE CONSULTING AND SURVIVOR CARE: DRAWING ON ITS OWN EXPERTISE AND THE EXPERTISE OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIELDS OF CAMPUS SAFETY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, THREAT ASSESSMENT, PERSONAL SAFETY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SASS GO WORKS WITH INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES, AND DEPARTMENTS TO ESTABLISH HIGH FUNCTIONING AND EFFICIENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS IN ADVANCE OF AND AFTER A CRISIS. WE ALSO WORK WITH SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATE THE LEGAL, MEDICAL, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS TO ENSURE CRITICAL SUPPORT AND PRESERVATION OF OPTIONS. AS PART OF CRISIS RESPONSE CONSULTING, SASS GO CREATED THE GREEN SCREEN TESTING KITS. THE GREEN SCREEN IS A KIT BEING USED IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO HELP IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND END INVOLUNTARY DRUGGINGS. IN ADDITION, IN 2024, SASS GO CONTINUED TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BANKS. THE BANKS WILL BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMPUS FOR SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE PROFESSIONALS THAT SERVE THEM. IN ORDER TO SECURE A FUTURE THAT IS SAFER FROM VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, WE MUST TRAIN OUR COMMUNITY TO PREDICT AND PREVENT IT, CARE FOR THOSE WHO'VE ENDURED IT, AND ENSURE BEST PRACTICES TRAINING FOR THE PROFESSIONALS RESPONDING TO IT. THE BANKS WILL BE A CENTRALIZED CAMPUS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE COORDINATED SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND SKILLS OUR COMMUNITIES NEED.

  Expenses $43,154

• RAISING AWARENESS OF THE EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR WEBSITE, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, SASS GO IS RAISING AWARENESS OF THE EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. EDUCATING COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS AS TO THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES IS A CRITICAL STEP IN PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND SUPPORTING SURVIVORS.

  Expenses $14,116

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

Listed in Part VII

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

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

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