Sutisana USA
Donations deductibleRevenue
$257k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$268k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$165k
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$160k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.0 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Sutisana USA's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Strauss-Contreras | Executive Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David McBane | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Evan Lowe | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Heather Goertzen | Board Secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jane Thomas | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jim Bailer | Board Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sarah Lance | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Sheats | Chief Operations Officer | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Thomas | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cara Strauss-Contreras | Executive Director | 45 | $0 | ||
| Evan Lowe | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Lance | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jim Bailer | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Heather Goertzen | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| David McBane | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Sutisana USA
- EIN
- 852836575
- Address
- Po Box 473201, Charlotte, NC, 28247-3201
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- SutiSana USA purchases products made by women escaping human trafficing in Boliva, SA and sells them in the United States as hand crafted items. The net proceeds from such sales are used to purchase more items to support the ministry in Bolivia. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P12 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2021
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsCara Strauss-Contreras
≥5years on the filingsEvan Lowe
≥5years on the filingsHeather Goertzen
≥5years on the filingsJane Thomas
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $165k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $160k
- Contributions and grants received
- $149k
- Program service revenue
- $106k
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $270k | $268k | $2k |
| 2023 | $325k | $304k | $21k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.