Totals
- Total revenue
- $331,829
- Total expenses
- $556,274
- Contributions and grants received
- $255,640
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $54,955
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $21,234
- Total assets, end of year
- $98,510
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,007
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $89,503
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $368,440
- Management and general expenses
- $187,834
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $368,440
Program services were 66.2% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$255,640
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Contributions
total $54,955 · related or exempt $54,955 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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11a · Other revenue: Consulting & Speaking
total $21,234 · related or exempt $21,234 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$21,234
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $114,104 · program services $91,283 · management and general $22,821
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $278,522 · program services $203,095 · management and general $75,427
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $26,593 · management and general $26,593
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,507 · program services $16,415 · management and general $14,092
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,106 · program services $1,681 · management and general $1,425
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,510 · program services $5,255 · management and general $5,255
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11g · Fees: other
total $36,758 · program services $21,509 · management and general $15,249
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $494 · program services $494
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13 · Office expenses
total $267 · program services $267
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14 · Information technology
total $11,976 · program services $10,180 · management and general $1,796
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17 · Travel
total $6,878 · program services $973 · management and general $5,905
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23 · Insurance
total $8,894 · management and general $8,894
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24a · Other expenses: Bank & Credit Card Fees
total $1,961 · program services $1,847 · management and general $114 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions
total $19,012 · program services $12,057 · management and general $6,955 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Licensing & Permits
total $2,384 · program services $0 · management and general $2,384 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: Postage & Shipping
total $704 · program services $0 · management and general $704 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,604 · program services $3,384 · management and general $220
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $335,303 · end of year $94,063
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,528
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $4,589
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15 · Other assets
end of year $4,447
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $28,500 · end of year $9,007
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $317,920 · end of year $89,503
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Rebecca Bender Initiative is committed to changing the way America sees and responds to human trafficking in their communities, and empowers survivors that live there.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Rebecca Bender Initiative leads leaders in the fight against human trafficking to change culture and impact lives.
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Elevate Academy is an online school that teaches professional development and economic empowerment to survivors of human trafficking. We offer incoming students a 12-week program, during which time they complete 3 courses (two core courses and one elective) to graduate. Each course is facilitated by a survivor leader, and online weekly cohorts are offered to discuss homework.
Expenses $368,440 · Grants $170,580 · Revenue $54,955
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Rebecca Bender
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $114,103
- From this org
- $114,103
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Johanna Wilson
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Vince Beresford
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jane Anderson
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Stephany Powell
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 1 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202641829349300819
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