Treasures Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Treasures mission is to reach, restore, and equip women in the sex industry and victims of sex trafficking to live healthy, flourishing lives, and train others to do the same across the globe.
- Income
- $591,048
- Spending
- $765,286
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 34.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $24,035, trustee
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 34.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $534,711 spent. Through our survivor-led mentoring, support groups, emergency relief fund, gentle case management and community partnerships, Treasures helps women who have experienced exploitation and trafficking heal from their past and rebuild their lives. Weekly Online Support Groups: a safe place where women can experience peer support, skill building and healing. Mentoring: Women are matched with a mentor to help them process their current life circumstances. Coaching: A 6-week program designed to empower women in goal setting. Case Management: We help women access residential programs, vocational and educational training, legal assistance, funding through victims of crime and more. Financial Assistance: to help women overcome the harsh realities of poverty, unemployment and homelessness.
- $74,635 spent. Our outreach efforts are focused on strip clubs, juvenile detention centers, the porn industry and online forums where women and girls are exploited and solicited for sex. Each year, Treasures reaches 5,000 women working in strip clubs and the porn industry in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. We give them gift bags filled with cosmetics, jewelry and the simple message that they are loved, valued and purposed, and that support is available to them. We bring this same message of hope to commercially sexually exploited children CSEC during our outreaches in juvenile detention centers, as well as in online forums, and to an HIV testing center for women in porn. Furthermore, we provide training and mentoring to leaders across the globe in order to equip them to develop sex industry outreaches in their community. We have helped train and launch more than 100 sex industry outreaches on 6 continents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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