SASS GO

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

M40

Classification

2000

Street

PO BOX 334

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $251,510

  Expenses

  $269,638

  Contributions

  $124,897

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $107,566

  Expenses

  $229,287

  Contributions

  $76,248

  Grants paid

  — not reported

• 2022

  Revenue

  $209,014

  Expenses

  $231,825

  Contributions

  $160,230

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $166,809

  Expenses

  $303,754

  Assets (EOY)

  $39,691

• 2020 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $111,915

  Expenses

  $252,478

  Assets (EOY)

  $29,515

• 2019 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $58,227

  Expenses

  $202,091

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,062

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2018

Tax period

1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

Principal officer

Lisa Ewart

Mailing address

823 Tryst PointChapin SC 29036

Website

www.sassgo.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

  $50,000

  2022 · PROGRAM SERVICES

• BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

  $12,500

  2024 · PROGRAM SERVICES

• CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $10,160

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

  $10,000

  2023 · PROGRAM SERVICES

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $7,000

  2023 · HUMAN SERVICES

• CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $6,503

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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