Prevention of Human Trafficking through Education and support and advocacy services for survivors of human trafficking. Training on identifying and assisting human trafficking victims is provided to law enforcement agencies, medical personnel, educators, hotel and restaurant employees, and the general public. Education about the signs of potential trafficking and victimization prevention is provided for schools, youth groups, youth in juvenile detention center, and other at-risk populations. It is important to note that the program service expenses below do not include wages and related payroll expenses, of which approximately 75 percent are expended on program services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $47K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$135K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$168K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$135K
FY2023▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$145K
Expenses
$168K
FY2023▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$111K
Net assets
$17K
FY2023▼ -65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$50K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$51K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $114K Management & general 13% · $22K Fundraising 19% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Almquist’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Almquist$48,308$36,923$30,000

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates communities and provides support to prevent human trafficking and aid survivors.

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3 programs · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Trafficking Awareness and Prevention, and Interdiction training for individuals who may interact with victims or potential victims: Training programs are provided for school staff and faculty to help them identify students who may be at risk for or currently be victims of trafficking.

$78Kprogram expense
02

Worth IT

A program for presentation in middle and high schools."Worth It: is a thought provoking presentation that follows the story of a teenage trafficking victim/survivor that will leave teenagers believing that they can be a part of the solution simply by believing in themselves, understanding their vulnerabilities and by cultivating honest…

$31Kprogram expense
03

Human Trafficking Survivor Support & Advocacy

working directly with survivors of human trafficking and their families. Acting as a resource to connect them to qualifies counseling and mentoring services. Assisting survivors with filing applications for social services and other assistance.

$4Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$47K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$135K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$17K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$135K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$17K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$347$0
Total assetsLn 16$56K$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$50K$17K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$323$323
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$87K$15K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$1K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$250$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25$0$0$25
Office expensesLn 13$3K$931$2K$15
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$685$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$729$490$81
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$181$101
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$270$26
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$347$277$35$35
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$624$624
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$2K$976$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$168K$114K$22K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $145K$111K$34K$51K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $135K$168K−$33K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $272K$274K−$2K$50K 990 PDF
FY2021 $275K$280K−$5K$52K 990 PDF
FY2020 $228K$213K$15K$57K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $135,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $230,997$93,322
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,771$7,879
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,877$33,845
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,645$135,046
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10$323
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,689$132,979
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,522$4,746
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,674$29,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,895$167,710
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,250−$32,664
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $135,046 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $283 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,504
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,818
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$93,322
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,562$33,562
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,845$135,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,710 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $323$323
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,688 · Management $15,259 · Fundraising $20,148$122,095
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,904 · Management $1,273 · Fundraising $1,707$10,884
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,746$4,746
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,700 · Management $250 · Fundraising $0$1,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $25$25
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $931 · Management $2,202 · Fundraising $15$3,148
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,086 · Management $685 · Fundraising $1,800$4,571
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $729 · Management $490 · Fundraising $81$1,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,087 · Management $181 · Fundraising $101$2,369
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,328 · Management $270 · Fundraising $26$4,624
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $277 · Management $35 · Fundraising $35$347
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,991 · Management $624 · Fundraising $624$6,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,886 · Management $976 · Fundraising $2,227$5,089
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $113,930 · Management $22,245 · Fundraising $31,535$167,710
Part X · Balance sheet $19,972 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,821$15,314
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,000$2,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,836$2,158
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $347$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,004$19,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,863$2,495
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,863$2,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,035$17,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $106$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,141$17,477
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,004$19,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,477 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$135,046
XI-2 Total expenses$167,710
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,141
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,477

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