Sass Go
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
SASS GO IS ON A MISSION TO ERADICATE ASSAULT, ABUSE, AND TRAFFICKING AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS GLOBALLY THROUGH PREVENTION EDUCATION, SELF DEFENSE TRAINING, AND CASE CONSULTING. OUR DEDICATED TEAM BELIEVES ALL WOMEN DESERVE TO LEARN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SAVE THEIR OWN LINES. THE WOMEN AND GIRLS WE SERVE ARE AS DIVERSE IN AGE, BACKGROUOND, AND EXPERIENCE AS THE WORLD THEY INHABIT WITH OVER 50 % RECEIVING OUR SERVICES FOR A FREE OR REDUCED COST. TOGETHER WE WORK HARD TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM.
- Income
- $251,510
- Spending
- $269,638
- Spent on programs
- 64%
- Reserves
- -5.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 50%
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $79,897, president
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
Weak: 27 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 310% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 134% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 46 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
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (5)
- $76,301 spent. 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. 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.
- $38,000 spent. 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. 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.
- $43,154 spent. 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. 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.
- $14,116 spent. 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.
- 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.
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 March 2019.
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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