Traffick911
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Founded in 2009, Traffick911 exists to free youth from sex trafficking through trust-based relationships. We believe that sex trafficking is a symptom of a deeply-rooted issue: relational brokenness. Our extensive experience with countless victims has revealed that relational wounds, often many, play a significant role in causing or contributing to trafficking victimization. It is through building and nurturing healthy relational bonds that victims can heal and progress from being a victim to becoming a survivor. (Continued on Schedule O).
- Income
- $3.2 million
- Spending
- $3.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 63%
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $126,077, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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
0 of 10Did not give 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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $2.8 million spent. Traffick911s Voice & Choice Program serves child sex trafficking survivors through 24/7 crisis response, relational support, and intensive case management in collaboration with county multidisciplinary teams across Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Ellis, and Rockwall counties. In 2024, the Crisis Response Team responded to 115 crisis recoveries in partnership with law enforcement, where full-time Advocates physically arrived within 60 minutes. Voice & Choice Advocates provided 4,145 direct services to 352 youth and their families, including hotline counseling, emergency financial assistance, transportation, housing support, medical advocacy, legal aid, and court accompaniment. Together, survivors and advocates set 1,029 personalized empowerment goals, with 76 percent successfully achieved, reflecting meaningful progress toward self-determined healing and stability.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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