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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

EMPOWER THE FIGHT

EIN 84-4150615 · Foster Care (P32)

What they do

IN 2022, OUR ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: AWARENESS PROGRAM: WE COMPLETED OUR 3 YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT and PUBLISHED OUR FINDINGS IN OUR "OPEN EYE REPORT: UNMASKING CHILD EXPLOTATION IN THE UNITED STATES" THIS REPORT is PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. TRAINING PROGRAM: THIS YEAR OUR ORGANIZATION SUCCESSIFULLY COMPLETED A 6 MONTH PILOT PHASE and SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED OUR NATIONAL PREVENTION and EARLY DETECTION TRAINING CALLED "WATCHFUL EYE- and OUR MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING CALLED "ASSESSING RISK VS DANGER". BOTH of THESE TRAININGS ARE AVAILABLLE ONLINE and THROUGH IN-PERSON TRAINING EVENTS. SINCE THE COMPLETION of THE PILOT THIS TRAINING SERIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY INDIVIDUALS IN 20 STATES. AID PROGRAM: OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OVER 10,000 TOUCHPOINTS to CHILDREN and VICTIMS THIS YEAR THROUGH ONGOING SUPPORT SERVICES and TWO COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS YEAR WE REACHED A MILESTONE of OVER 30,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS

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Of every $100 spent, about $96.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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94.00%of revenue went to mission work96.4% of expenses · Program services
2.85%of revenue went to fundraising2.9% of expenses
0.67%of revenue went to management and office costs0.7% of expenses

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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How each $100 of revenue was used

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Total reported revenue$306,996
Mission workProgram services$288,57794.00% of revenue96.4% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$2,0490.67% of revenue0.7% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$8,7352.85% of revenue2.9% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$7,6352.49% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$299,36197.51% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2023CurrentExpense mix: 96.4% mission · 0.7% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.51% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 1.5% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.67% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 92.7% mission · 0.6% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.99% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 10.8% mission · 85.9% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.97% of revenue

Money in and money out

Expenses$299,361

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$288,577 · 96.4% of expenses
Management and office costs$2,049 · 0.7% of expenses
Fundraising$8,735 · 2.9% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Expenses$299,361
Contributions$306,996
Mission work (program services)$288,577
Fundraising$8,735
Management and general$2,049
Accounting fees$1,027
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (1)

KATIE FETZERPRINCIPAL OFFICER

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2020
Location
705B SE MELODY LANE SUITE 114, LEES SUMMIT, MO 64063-4380
County
Jackson
In care of
% KATIE FETZER
Primary officer
KATIE FETZER, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2023
Return type
990
Tax preparer
SCHMIDT CORNISH & SMITH CPAS
NTEE classification
Foster Care (P32)
IRS tax category
Foster Care

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