4theone Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
4theONE Foundation is dedicated to locating and recovering each ONE...every missing exploited and sex-trafficked youth in Texas. Established in 2015 we work tirelessly with families and law enforcement to locate and recover teens ensuring they are safe from traffickers and exploitation. 4theONE provides critical services at no cost to families guardians or law enforcement including: Critical Missing Search and Recovery: Collaborating with law enforcement to locate and recover missing and trafficked teens using advanced data analysis social media investigations and digital forensics. Anti-Trafficking Efforts: Identifying and reporting active sex trafficking of minors within the United States with specific emphasis on our own backyard in North Texas Community Impact: Supporting at-risk youth and connecting survivors to aftercare services like mental health support medical care and education.
- Income
- $98,729
- Spending
- $99,219
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $58,124 spent. Critical Missing Search and Recovery Services. Assisted in 62 cases of critical missing minors resulting in 61 successful recoveries including 33 cases including minors who were sex-trafficking exploitation victims.
- $2,750 spent. NGO LE Anti-Trafficking Task Force Operational Support Program. Identified 17 adult sex-trafficking victims 8 and suspects persons-of-interest.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 2016.
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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