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A21 USA INC

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Fort Worth, TX501(c)(3)Since 2021Human ServicesEIN 86-2765873

A21 USA, INC. Is a non-profit organization engaged in the abolishment of human injustice, particularly in regards to human trafficking. The a21 campaign stands for "abolishing injustice in the 21st century- and was officially launched in march 2008. We have offices in greece, ukraine, bulgaria, norway, the united kingdom, australia, USA (west coast and east coast), south africa and thailand. Organizationally we aim to focus on the following initiatives: prevention (awareness & education), protection, prosecution, and partnership. We aim to raise awareness through our prevention initiatives in order to save thousands of people from becoming victims by informing the next generation. We aim to protect those who have been trafficked through the provision of crisis shelters and transition homes. We want to give them access to educational and vocational opportunities to improve their ability to work in more meaningful and safe employment. We aim to prosecute those individuals who traffic peo

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 111 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $844K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$804K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$932K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.4M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$9.5M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2025▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$10.8M
FY2025$9.4M
Expenses
$9.5M
FY2025▼ -16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$13.8M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$9.5M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $6.2M Management & general 20% · $1.9M Fundraising 14% · $1.4M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $804K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$180,250Pt VII · Sec A
$136,576Pt VII · Sec A
$132,026Pt VII · Sec A
Mi Yung Park
Employee
$128,517Pt VII · Sec A
Robin Seitz
Employee
$117,821Pt VII · Sec A
$108,654Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicholas Caine’s $180K as President is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Kimberly Thompson—$191,559—
Brandy Cheek—$175,100$185,751
Nicholas Caine$180,250$160,000$173,156
Mi Yung Park$128,517$137,000$135,446
Rhiannon Dubois$136,576$134,252$132,719
Michelle Parrozzo$132,026$129,780$127,237
Robin Seitz$117,821——
Katie Strandlund-Francois——$116,782

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Combats human trafficking through prevention, protection, and prosecution efforts worldwide.

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1 program service account for $6.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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We directly assist usa victims of trafficking and support affiliated entities who support the work of crisis shelters and transition programs in central europe, asia, and south africa. We conduct prevention and awareness campaigns in schools to warn the next generation and prevent them from becoming victims of human trafficking.

$6.2Mprogram expense

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Funders

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 · FY2025
The Least of These Ministries INCFY2025$10K
Carter Family FoundationFY2025$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$114
Money outPt IX
$9.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.2M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$521K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$932K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$138K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$114
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$519K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$521K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$283K
Other assetsLn 15$981K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$932K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 6111
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$920K$521K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$352K$283K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$932K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.9M$2.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$1.6M$646K$360K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$314K$195K$76K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$207K$129K$50K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$63K$16K$23K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$320K$82K$116K$122K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$173K$47K$47K$79K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$702K$218K$136K$348K
Office expensesLn 13$153K$30K$98K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$227K$46K$108K$73K
OccupancyLn 16$201K$135K$65K$20
TravelLn 17$354K$273K$11K$70K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134K$64K$70K
InsuranceLn 23$187K$11K$176K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$930K$460K$265K$204K
All other expensesLn 24e$62K$25K$32K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.5M$6.2M$1.9M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.4M$9.5M−$135K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.8M$11.3M−$564K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.0M$13.8M−$1.8M$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,405,519 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $58,901 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,339,061
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$138,095
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,349,161
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $111 · Excluded from tax $3$114
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,405−$1,405
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$12,309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,057$11,057
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,664 · Excluded from tax $3$9,405,519
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,540,527 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,857,475$2,857,475
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,646,927 · Management $645,510 · Fundraising $359,619$2,652,056
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $194,834 · Management $76,366 · Fundraising $42,544$313,744
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $128,741 · Management $50,460 · Fundraising $28,112$207,313
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,076 · Management $22,716 · Fundraising $23,907$62,699
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $82,034 · Management $115,918 · Fundraising $121,997$319,949
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,321 · Management $47,141 · Fundraising $78,974$173,436
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $218,102 · Management $135,622 · Fundraising $348,041$701,765
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,786 · Management $98,344 · Fundraising $25,286$153,416
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,850 · Management $107,609 · Fundraising $73,458$226,917
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $135,140 · Management $65,469 · Fundraising $20$200,629
IX-17 TravelPrograms $272,768 · Management $11,429 · Fundraising $69,818$354,015
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,836$3,836
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,488 · Management $69,750$134,238
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,212 · Management $175,658$186,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $460,382 · Management $265,440 · Fundraising $204,229$930,051
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,966 · Management $31,550 · Fundraising $5,602$62,118
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,236,102 · Management $1,922,818 · Fundraising $1,381,607$9,540,527
Part X · Balance sheet $2,294,636 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $883,738$519,380
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,608$1,612
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $579,561$402,377
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $30,668$31,595
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $202,850$65,373
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $351,672$282,801
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,815$10,170
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,113,116$981,328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,216,189$2,294,636
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,009,562$493,245
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $738,174$439,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,747,736$932,347
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $409,323$1,155,257
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,059,130$207,032
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,468,453$1,362,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,216,189$2,294,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,362,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,405,519
XI-2 Total expenses$9,540,527
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$135,008
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,468,453
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,693
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$30,537
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,362,289

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