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712 H STREET NE 1651
Fairfax VA 20002-3627
Fairfax VA | IRS ruling year: 2017 | EIN: 47-4573685
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION- THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE ("THE INSTITUTE") EXISTS TO DECIMATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT ITS SOURCE BY EMPOWERING POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO ... (More)
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION- THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE ("THE INSTITUTE") EXISTS TO DECIMATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT ITS SOURCE BY EMPOWERING POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO STOP TRAFFICKERS. WORKING INSIDE THE CRIMICAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS, HTI PROVIDES THE EMDEDDED EXPERTS, WORLD-CLASS TRAINING, INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES AND EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH NECESSARY TO FREE VICTIMS. (Less)
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This charity's score is 83%, earning it a Three-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: 85% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, 5% Culture & Community. 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 As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Human Trafficking Institute is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations.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.
Human Trafficking Institute has earned a 80% 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 - 5/6 - 25/25 ptsBoard Composition - 5/6 - 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 - undefined - 0/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - undefined - 0/20 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 - Listed - 3/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Listed - 3/3 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 - Listed - 3/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Listed - 3/3 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 - 0.89% - 15/15 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.89% - 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 - 81.99% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 81.99% - 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 (Human Trafficking Institute) or EIN (474573685) 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.
Human Trafficking Institute reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
HTI received two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to support our staff in the wake of the financial fallout from the Covid-19 crisis—one in May 2020 and the other in March 2021. These additional funds allowed for stability in our staff as we worked to grow our impact in our country programs. We did not see a significant decline in our general donations or grant funds.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Our country programs teams were substantially impacted during lockdown and subsequent restrictions. Our staff in Uganda and Belize have sheltered in place and followed all guidelines set by Uganda’s Ministry of Health and Belize’s Ministry of Health and Wellness. Both programs have resumed operations when local guidelines allowed.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
Similar to many other organizations, HTI adapted day-to-day operations by encouraging staff to work from home (currently effective through September 2021), began to hold meetings via video conferencing, and increased electronic communication with our partners in our country programs.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
HTI began using various electronic communication platforms to communicate effectively with government partners in our Country Programs. These tools have been essential for connecting officials throughout our partner countries and will remain in use as restrictions are lifted.
Not Currently Scored
Human Trafficking Institute 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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Human Trafficking Institute reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
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ORGANIZATION'S MISSION- THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE ("THE INSTITUTE") EXISTS TO DECIMATE MODERN SLAVERY AT ITS SOURCE BY EMPOWERING POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO STOP TRAFFICKERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ... (More)
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION- THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE ("THE INSTITUTE") EXISTS TO DECIMATE MODERN SLAVERY AT ITS SOURCE BY EMPOWERING POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO STOP TRAFFICKERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENTS COMMITTED TO COMBATTING TRAFFICKING, THE INSTITUTE WORKS INSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE THE WORLD-CLASS TRAINING, EXPERIENCED MENTORS, INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES AND EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH NECESSARY TO FREE VICTIMS. THE INSTITUTE COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS IN PARTNER COUNTRIES TO PRODUCE SELF-SUSTAINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ENFORCEMENT UNITS THAT MEASURABLEY REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF TRAFFICKING. (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
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THE PURPOSE OF HTI'S COUNTRY PROGRAM IS TO WORK INSIDE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS OF PARTNER COUNTRIES TO EMPOWER POLICE TO STOP TRAFFICKERS; TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TRAINING FOR GOVERNMNET OFFICIALS T ... (More)
THE PURPOSE OF HTI'S COUNTRY PROGRAM IS TO WORK INSIDE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS OF PARTNER COUNTRIES TO EMPOWER POLICE TO STOP TRAFFICKERS; TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TRAINING FOR GOVERNMNET OFFICIALS TO EFFECTIVELY PROSECUTE TRAFFICKING CASES, AND TO PARTNE (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
THE PURPOSE OF HTI'S RESEARCH AND WRITING PROGRAM IS TO REVIEW FEDERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES AND COLLECTED DATA FOR THE ANNUAL FEDERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORT (FHTR) AND STATE SUMMARIES, PRESENT FI ... (More)
THE PURPOSE OF HTI'S RESEARCH AND WRITING PROGRAM IS TO REVIEW FEDERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES AND COLLECTED DATA FOR THE ANNUAL FEDERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORT (FHTR) AND STATE SUMMARIES, PRESENT FINDINGS FROM THE FHTR TO RELEVANT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AN (Less)
Human Trafficking Institute has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 ptsConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
Victims of Human Trafficking
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Other means
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
The Human Trafficking Institute aims to ensure victims of human trafficking receive proper care and services and limit retraumitization as their case goes through the criminal justice system. By receiving feedback and consultation of past survivors on their experiences, we then inform our programs to be victim-centered in ways we know to be effective.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
The Human Trafficking Institute gathers input from trafficking survivors in the design of new and existing programs to understand their experiences of engaging with the justice system and seek areas to improve the experiences of other survivors based on their input. This input is used to inform training, training materials and project activities throughout the project.
Equity Practices - No Data Available - UnscoredEquity Practices - No Data Available - Unscored
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Human Trafficking Institute 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
The Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) exists to decimate modern slavery at its source by empowering police and prosecutors to stop traffickers. Working inside criminal justice systems, HTI provides the embedded experts, world-class training, investigative resources, and evidence-based research necessary to free victims.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Decimating trafficking at its source.
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: Expand our administrative staffing capacity to better support our Country Programs.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Goal Two: Further develop our current country programs to ensure capacities and necessary resources are available in order to support our government partners.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Seek out opportunities for expansion into additional locations for our Country Programs strategy.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Our team engages in leadership development opportunities relevant to their specific roles in order to better support the organization.
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
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Policy Advocacy
HTI advocates for trafficking policy and participates in collective impact efforts through the ATEST Coalition, publishes annual research on the U.S. Government's efforts to prosecute trafficking, engages in strategic partnerships with other anti-trafficking organizations and government agencies to coordinate efforts, and engages in social media and other platforms to spread awareness on trafficking issues.
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.
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept into the United States and our Partner Countries, the Human Trafficking Institute team made rapid changes to keep our staff and families safe, as well as the victims we serve. Our team of experts knew early on that as we adapted to our new online reality, traffickers would quickly innovate their methods of exploitation and turn to online forms of trafficking in order to stay profitable. When COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in our Partner Countries, we adapted to the new reality by providing guidance and technical assistance to investigators and prosecutors beginning their first online human trafficking investigations. We also worked to mitigate risk of exposure for our staff, government partners, and survivors as cases proceeded through the justice systems. As we made these shifts in our Partner Countries, our headquarters in DC also adapted to the pandemic by working remotely, connecting more regularly via video conferencing, and continuing to foster collaboration between teams and across borders.
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