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www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org
PO BOX 816
Englewood CO 80151-0816
Englewood CO | IRS ruling year: 2011 | EIN: 45-2696572
TRUCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING (TAT) EXISTS TO EDUCATE, EQUIP, EMPOWER AND MOBILIZE MEMBERS OF THE TRUCKING, BUS AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
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This charity's score is 95%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 90% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Truckers Against Trafficking is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Truckers Against Trafficking has earned a 94% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 11/12 - 25/25 ptsBoard Composition - 11/12 - 25/25 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - Has Audit/Review - 20/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - Has Audit/Review - 20/20 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 3/3 ptsWebsite - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.40% - 15/15 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.40% - 15/15 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 86.04% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 86.04% - 25/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Truckers Against Trafficking) or EIN (452696572) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Truckers Against Trafficking reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Donations to our organization were down 7% compared to 2019. We applied for and received a PPP loan and thus were able to retain most of our staff.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Due to in-person gatherings ceasing, we were unable to effectively carry out our mission as normal.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
All of our programs were able to successfully pivot to an online program for the first time.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
TAT will keep an online training as part of our Coalition Build and Freedom Drivers Project programs.
Not Currently Scored
Truckers Against Trafficking cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Truckers Against Trafficking reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
THE INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM IS TAT'S CORE PROGRAM THAT DRIVES THE BIGGEST IMPACT BY TRAINING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDUSTRY MEMBERS ABOUT THE REALITIES OF DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING AND HOW THE TRU ... (More)
THE INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM IS TAT'S CORE PROGRAM THAT DRIVES THE BIGGEST IMPACT BY TRAINING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDUSTRY MEMBERS ABOUT THE REALITIES OF DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING AND HOW THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY CAN COMBAT IT. BY SPEAKING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, UTILIZING A ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAM, AND VIA OUR INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC MATERIALS, TAT PARTNERS WITH THE TRUCK, BUS, AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS SHIPPERS, MANUFACTURERS AND STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE WORD. TAT REPORTED CONDUCTING 163 PRESENTATIONS, WITH THEIR TOTAL CUMULATIVE NUMBER TRAINED AS 845,115, WITH 164,962 BECOMING TAT TRAINED IN 2019. THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL CALL COUNT INTO THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE (SINCE TAT'S INCEPTION IN 2011), AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2019 WAS 2,496. THESE CALLS GENERATED 663 INCIDENCES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, INVOLVING 1230 VICTIMS. ALL 50 STATE TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS HAVE NOW PARTNERED WITH TAT. 8,952 PEOPLE TOURED THE FREEDOM DRIVERS PROJECT AT 39 EVENTS IN 25 STATES IN 2019. IN ADDITION, 76,430 MEMBERS OF THE BUS INDUSTRY REGISTERED AS BOTL (BUSING ON THE LOOKOUT) TRAINED IN 2019. 556 PEOPLE IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY, REPRESENTING 91 COMPANIES RECEIVED TRAINING AT 10 ENERGY EVENTS. AND IN 2019, TAT REPORTS 185,254 PEOPLE FOLLOW THEM ON FACEBOOK, WITH 31,300 TWITTER FOLLOWERS AND 10,672 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
IN ORDER TO DISCOVER AND DISRUPT HUMAN TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, TAT ENGAGES IN STATE AGENCY INITIATIVES, INSOFAR AS IT PARTNERS WITH STATE AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION TO CONDUCT TRAININGS AND ADOPT POLICI ... (More)
IN ORDER TO DISCOVER AND DISRUPT HUMAN TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, TAT ENGAGES IN STATE AGENCY INITIATIVES, INSOFAR AS IT PARTNERS WITH STATE AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION TO CONDUCT TRAININGS AND ADOPT POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS THAT CAPITALIZE ON THEIR INTERSECTIONS (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
IN ORDER TO SCALE SUSTAINABLY, TAT IS WORKING TO REPLICATE ITS MODEL ACROSS BORDERS, MODES AND INDUSTRIES. IN 2019, TAT REPLICATED ITS MODEL INTO CANADA. IT SECURED COMMITMENTS FROM THE ONTARIO MINIST ... (More)
IN ORDER TO SCALE SUSTAINABLY, TAT IS WORKING TO REPLICATE ITS MODEL ACROSS BORDERS, MODES AND INDUSTRIES. IN 2019, TAT REPLICATED ITS MODEL INTO CANADA. IT SECURED COMMITMENTS FROM THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION TO TRAIN ITS EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS (Less)
Truckers Against Trafficking cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Truckers Against Trafficking has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableMission - 10/10 ptsMission - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
TRUCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING (TAT) EXISTS TO EDUCATE, EQUIP, EMPOWER AND MOBILIZE MEMBERS OF THE TRUCKING, BUS AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
A world without Sexual Expoitation
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals - 20/20 ptsGoals - 20/20 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Saturate the trucking and related industries with our materials.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Partner with law enforcement and governenment agencies to facilitate the investigation of human trafficking.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Three: Marshall the resources of our partners to combat this crime.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
We hired Kardia and all leadership has had training in DEI
Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 ptsMobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
We work with the transit and transportation industries to educate their employees on how to combat human trafficking. We work with state agencies to facilitate the investigation of human trafficking.
Adaptability Story - 30/30 ptsAdaptability Story - 30/30 pts
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
We moved to online trainings, created a podcast and a video series on human trafficking, we've created more industry specific training for local drivers and moving companies
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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