Her Song Jacksonville Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Her Song is interrupting the cycle of human trafficking and leading the exploited to freedom.
- Income
- $5.4 million
- Spending
- $4.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 104
- Highest pay
- $151,267, vp of anti-human trafficking & ce
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 91% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 September 30, 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)
- $2.7 million spent. Transition & Recovery Housing: Her Song provides safe housing and comprehensive services through a growing network of homes. Her Song operated three safe homes in the Jacksonville area in2024, three in Chattanooga, and two in Columbus. Through phased programming, residents gain skills to navigate life and build long-term health, well-being, and self-sufficiency. Her Song program services include screenings, assessments, and referrals to community service providers, safety planning, case management, safe housing, counseling, life skills classes, educational planning, and economic empowerment mentoring programs.We provided 8,631 safe nights for survivors in 2024.
- $321,748 spent. Victim Outreach & Care Coordination: In2024, 1096 calls and referrals were directed to Her Song looking for assistance. They were screened and validated for human trafficking and connected with resources at Her Song and within the community.Her Song had over 4,356 touch points with people in our outreach efforts.Thisincludes the streets and/or incarcerated in jails or prisons.
- $58,410 spent. Expansion: Her Song continued to build impact in New York as our next expansion location. We focused on hiring and having Outreach impact while we got the residential program up and running. The outreach team served survivors in the Capital District of NY, connecting survivors with community resources. The residential program opened early 2025.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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