Mission: ORGANIZATION'S MISSION- THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE ("THE INSTITUTE") EXISTS TO DECIMATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT ITS SOURCE BY EMPOWERING POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO ... (More)
Human Trafficking Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2017, and donations are tax-deductible.
Is this your nonprofit? Access the Nonprofit Portal to submit data and download your rating toolkit.
Important note on the timeliness of ratings
The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Finance & Accountability score for Human Trafficking Institute is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations.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.
Encompass Rating System by Charity Navigator
Overall Score
83
out of 100
This charity's score is a passing score.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 85% Finance & Accountability, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, and 5% Culture & Community
Learn about the Encompass Rating System: Overview | FAQ | Release Notes
Finance & Accountability
This score provides an assessment of a nonprofit's financial health (stability, efficiency and sustainability) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
Finance & Accountability Score
80
out of 100
The score earned by Human Trafficking Institute is a passing score
This V6 of the Finance & Accountability Score provides a baseline measure of an organization's health including the indicators listed in the report below.
This score represents Form 990 data from 2019, the latest year electronically filed and published by the IRS.
Finance & Accountability Report
80
of 100 points
This beta feature is currently viewable only on desktop or tablet screens. Check back later for updates.
Program Expense Ratio
81.99%
Higher effect on score
More data
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
Board Composition
5/6 Independent
Higher effect on score
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
No Audit
Higher effect on score
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
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
0.89%
Lower effect on score
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
Website
Listed
Lower effect on score
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
Conflict of Interest Policy
Listed
Lower effect on score
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
Lower effect on score
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
Lower effect on score
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
Lower effect on score
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
Additional Information
Unscored
This beta feature is currently viewable only on desktop or tablet screens. Check back later for updates.
Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
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
VICTOR BOUTROS, PRESIDENT
$175,900
DAVE ROGERS, DIRECTOR OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
$120,000
ABIGAIL FOOSE, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
$101,548
KELLI ROSS, SECRETARY/TREASURER
$79,303
CHRISTINE BUCHHOLZ TO 33119, DIRECTOR
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Business Master File Data
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)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
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 view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Pandemic Response
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. 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.
Previous: Finance & Accountability / Next: Leadership & Adaptability
Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Human Trafficking Institute cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating 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.
Do you work at Human Trafficking Institute? Join the waitlist for an updated Impact & Results score.
Additional Information
Unscored
This beta feature is currently viewable only on desktop or tablet screens. Check back later for updates.
Largest Programs
Human Trafficking Institute reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
$734,804
Spent in most recent FY
40%
Percent of program expenses
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)
$631,256
Spent in most recent FY
34%
Percent of program expenses
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)
$451,722
Spent in most recent FY
24%
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)
Previous: Impact & Results / Next: Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
This score 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.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Human Trafficking Institute is a passing score.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
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.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Decimating trafficking at its source.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
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.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
Our team engages in leadership development opportunities relevant to their specific roles in order to better support the organization.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Policy Advocacy
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
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.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
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.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Previous: Leadership & Adaptability
Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
100
out of 100
Human Trafficking Institute has earned a passing score. The organization provided data about how it listens to constituents (Constituent Feedback) (see report below).
The Culture & Community Beacon is comprised of the following metrics:
Constituent Feedback: 100/100 (100% of beacon score)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Not Scored
Culture & Community Report
100
of 100 points
This beta feature is currently viewable only on desktop or tablet screens. Check back later for updates.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This organization has not provided information regarding the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
100/100 points
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.
View this organization's Constituent Feedback Practices
Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
