International Service Organization of Saa Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to aid those suffering with sexual addiction. The ISO refers those seeking help to Twelve Step recovery meetings. The ISO supports over 1900 weekly meetings by providing meeting locations through our website and out phones. The ISO publishes over 30 literature and recovery items for purchase in support of recovery and outreach as well as publishing a bi-monthly newsletter.
- Income
- $962,755
- Spending
- $898,576
- Spent on programs
- 56%
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 1,100
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1556% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $499,986 spent. ISO phone, email and educational ourteach program. The ISO refers those seeking help from sexual addiction to Twelve Step recovery meetings. The ISO receives around 17,500 phone calls and emails a year asking for help. The ISO also processes over 6,200 literature orders for educational recovery literature. The ISO is a growing fellowship whose mission is to provide support for recovery meetings by initiating outreach programs on a global scale.
- The ISO provides a public website which contains educational materials and meeting locations for our Twelve Step recovery meetings. The website also contains information for the media and mental health professionals on its recovery program. The ISO receives about 30,000 unique inquiries on its website each month. The website contains a set of questions to help people identify if their sexual behaviors are a problem.
- The ISO provides a prisoner outreach program which is focused on helping those incarcerated work our Twelve Step program while in prison. The ISO accomplishes this by sending educational material to those incarcerated. The ISO helps provide members from our fellowship who correspond to those incarcerated and help them work through our Twelve Step program. The ISO processes over 100 letters each month from those incarcerated and sends out free educational material when requested from the person incarcerated.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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