Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$3,801,175

Total expenses

$4,486,761

Contributions and grants received

$3,322,890

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$434,951

Investment income

$20,136

Other revenue

$23,198

Total assets, end of year

$1,001,330

Total liabilities, end of year

$647,083

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$354,247

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,765,837

Management and general expenses

$550,531

Fundraising expenses

$170,393

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,765,837

Program services were 83.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• EMPOWER - SURVIVOR SERVICES:3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION'S SURVIVOR SERVICES PROGRAM CONNECTS SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THOSE AT-RISK (SUCH AS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TRANSITIONAL-AGED FOSTER YOUTH, AND UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS) WITH WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS NEEDS SERVICES AND BENEFIT NAVIGATION, TRAUMA-INFORMED JOB AND EDUCATION PLACEMENTS, AND CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. THESE SERVICES EMPOWER SURVIVORS TO CREATE A NEW FUTURE FREE FROM EXPLOITATION AND PREVENT FUTURE GENERATIONS FROM BEING TRAFFICKED.ECONOMIC INSECURITY, LACK OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND ABSENCE OF BASIC NEEDS (SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, AND HEALTH INSURANCE) CREATE BARRIERS FOR SURVIVORS EXITING TRAFFICKING AND INCREASE THE VULNERABILITY TO BEING RE-TRAFFICKED. 3STRANDS SURVIVOR SERVICES STAFF WALK ALONGSIDE SURVIVORS TO PROVIDE TAILORED SERVICES THAT MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH PERSON AND EMPOWER THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM CRISIS TO THRIVING.EMPLOY + EMPOWER (E+E)THE EMPLOY + EMPOWER PROGRAM CONNECTS SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THOSE AT-RISK WITH SUSTAINABLE, TRAUMA-INFORMED JOBS AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE WORKPLACE. ECONOMIC INSECURITY IS ONE OF THE MAIN VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED BY TRAFFICKERS. CASE MANAGERS WALK ALONGSIDE SURVIVORS AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS TO CONNECT THEM WITH SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING INTERVIEW COACHING, SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS, JOB TRAINING, TRAUMA-INFORMED CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND MORE. IN FY25, E+E PROVIDED OVER 9,190+ SERVICES TO MORE THAN 350 CLIENTS, FACILITATED 76 JOB PLACEMENTS AND 46 EDUCATION PLACEMENTS, AND SUPPORTED CLIENTS IN EARNING A COMBINED $696,205 IN WAGES AT AN AVERAGE OF $20 PER HOUR. THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS A 77% 90-DAY JOB RETENTION RATE AND GENERATES $2.74 IN SURVIVOR WAGES FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT. THE TABLESURVIVOR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THE TABLE -- 3STRANDS DROP-IN SURVIVOR EMPOWERMENT CENTER LOCATED AT 1211 H STREET IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. THE TABLE IS A 12,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY THAT PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL NAVIGATION AND CLINICS, SURVIVOR-LED SUPPORT GROUPS, CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, JOB READINESS TRAINING, HOUSING NAVIGATION, MEALS, HYGIENE FACILITIES (SHOWER AND LAUNDRY), COMPUTER ACCESS, A CLOTHING BOUTIQUE, CHILDCARE SPACE, AND COMMUNITY HEALING PROGRAMMING. IN FY25, THE TABLE SERVED 154 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS, AND PROVIDED 2,329 SERVICES. SURVIVOR ADVISORY BOARD (SAB): AT THE CENTER OF 3STRANDS' SURVIVOR SERVICES IS THE SURVIVOR ADVISORY BOARD (SAB), LED BY AND COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE SAB PROVIDES A TRAUMA-INFORMED, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACH TO ALL 3STRANDS VISION, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, PROGRAMS, AND TRAININGS. SAB MEMBERS ADVISE ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND CURRICULUM, DELIVER TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS AND CORPORATIONS, AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. IN FY25, SAB MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 461 CONSULTING HOURS AND EARNED $37,456 IN WAGES FOR THEIR CONSULTING EXPERTISE, HONORING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORTING THEIR ECONOMIC STABILITY.THE IMPACT OF SURVIVOR SERVICES IN FY25: A 77% 90-DAY JOB RETENTION RATE; 370+ CLIENTS SERVED ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SAN JOSE AREAS; 76 JOB PLACEMENTS AND 46 EDUCATION PLACEMENTS; AND $696,205 IN CLIENT WAGES EARNED. THE 3STRANDS EMPOWERMENT MATRIX DOCUMENTED INCREASES IN PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS' INCOME, CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE SHELTER, BASIC NEEDS BEING MET, CHILDCARE STABILITY, HEALTHCARE STABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH STABILITY, LIFE SKILLS KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SAFETY, COPING STRATEGIES, AND HEALTHY BOUNDARIES.

  Expenses $2,930,318 · Revenue $31,756

• PREVENT - PREVENTION EDUCATION:PREVENTION EDUCATION IS A KEY COMPONENT OF 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION'S WORK. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SURVIVOR-INFORMED TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACROSS DIVERSE AUDIENCES, INCLUDING YOUTH, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF EXPLOITATION, RESPOND APPROPRIATELY, AND IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES. THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULA, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES, 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION ENSURES THAT PREVENTION EDUCATION IS ACCESSIBLE, IMPACTFUL, AND TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT SECTORS, INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, CORPORATE SETTINGS, AND SOCIAL SERVICES.PROTECTPROTECT IS AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED K12 TRAINING AND CURRICULUM WITH SURVIVOR CONSULTANTS REVIEWING ALL CONTENT. IT HELPS REDUCE THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND IS ALIGNED WITH CALIFORNIA AB 1227, THE STATE MANDATE REQUIRING HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS FOR MORE THAN TWELVE YEARS, EDUCATING AN ESTIMATED 865,000+ STUDENTS AND MORE THAN 142,000 EDUCATORS CUMULATIVELY. IN FY25, PROTECT EDUCATED 22,000+ STUDENTS AND TRAINED 9,000+ EDUCATORS, WITH 99% OF STUDENTS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFTER COMPLETION AND 96% OF STAFF REPORTING CONFIDENCE IN THE STEPS REQUIRED TO REPORT A SUSPECTED CASE. PROTECT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN MORE THAN 373 ACTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS.AWAREAWARE IS AN E-LEARNING PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS (15+). THIS INTERACTIVE COURSE FOCUSES ON RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ONLINE EXPLOITATION, EMPOWERING YOUTH WITH KNOWLEDGE, BUILDING RESILIENCE, UNDERSTANDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEVELOPING A PERSONAL SAFETY PLANNING WORKBOOK THAT SERVES AS A CONTINUED RESOURCE. AWARE WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH SURVIVOR LEADERS AND INCLUDES REAL SURVIVOR TESTIMONIES. THE COURSE IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOUTH.CARECARE IS AN ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS WITH E-LEARNING AND RESOURCES AIMED AT PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THIS COURSE AND ONLINE COMMUNITY OFFER A DEEP DIVE INTO SAFETY PLANNING STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING CHILDREN AND TEENS, AS WELL AS RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT. CARE COVERS FIVE CORE TOPIC AREAS: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BUILDING RESILIENCE IN YOUTH, RECOGNIZING RED FLAGS, AND PRACTICAL PROTECTION STRATEGIES. IN FY25, 100% OF CARE PARTICIPANTS REPORTED KNOWING HOW TO REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CONNECTING THOSE AFFECTED TO RESOURCES, AND 100% INDICATED THEY WOULD REPORT SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING TO CHILD WELFARE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. CARE IS OFFERED FREE TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ACCESS.TATETATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION) EMPOWERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH A FOCUSED ONLINE TRAINING COURSE. PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO RECOGNIZE TRAFFICKING SIGNS AND NOTIFY PROPER AUTHORITIES. THIS INITIATIVE TRANSFORMS DAILY OPERATIONS INTO ACTIVE EFFORTS AGAINST TRAFFICKING, ENCOURAGING INDUSTRY-WIDE PARTICIPATION FOR BROADER COMMUNITY SAFETY. TATE HAS TRAINED A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 3,327 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING 879 TRAINED IN FY25. NOTABLY, 26% OF TATE PARTICIPANTS HAVE REPORTED PERSONALLY OBSERVING SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THEIR LINE OF WORK. TATE IS PROVIDED AT NO COST.HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 (HT 101) IS 3STRANDS' FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PROFESSIONALS ACROSS INDUSTRIES, EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORKPLACES. AFTER COMPLETING HT 101, 100% OF PARTICIPANTS KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE IF THEY SUSPECT A CHILD IS BEING TRAFFICKED. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH UPDATED CONTENT AND SPECIALIZED TRACKS BY JOB PROFESSION.RISERISE (RESILIENCE, INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, AND EMPOWERMENT) IS 3STRANDS' ADVANCED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS. RISE DELIVERS TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE, EQUIPPING THEM WITH SURVIVOR-INFORMED TOOLS TO ENHANCE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR SYSTEM-INVOLVED YOUTH. RISE TAKES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH: TRAINING PROFESSIONALS, SUPPORTING FAMILIES, AND DIRECTLY ENGAGING YOUTH. RISE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED WITH THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM SINCE 2024. RISE INSIDE, A BILINGUAL CORRECTIONAL-ADAPTED VERSION, IS DEPLOYED THROUGH EDOVO'S NATIONAL SECURE LEARNING PLATFORM, REACHING INCARCERATED YOUTH AND ADULTS ACROSS MORE THAN 1,100 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES NATIONWIDE.FACILITATOR ACADEMYTHE PROTECT FACILITATOR ACADEMY IS A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM PREPARING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO INDEPENDENTLY DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION CURRICULUM AND TRAUMA-INFORMED STRATEGIES. IN FY25, 3STRANDS TRAINED 77 NEW PROTECT FACILITATORS, BRINGING THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF CERTIFIED COMMUNITY EDUCATORS TO 148. 97% OF FACILITATOR ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS REPORTED BEING VERY SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL TRAINING CONTENT, AND 100% FOUND IT HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE K12 EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT.ADVANCED PROTECTTHE ADVANCED PROTECT PROGRAM IS AN EXTENSION OF THE PROTECT PROGRAM THAT IS A DUAL-MODULE TRAINING PROGRAM EQUIPPING PROFESSIONALS TO CONFIDENTLY DELIVER TWO CORE PREVENTION EXPERIENCES: HT 104: THE DISCLOSURE MOMENT (TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSE FOR SUPPORTING YOUTH DURING VULNERABLE CONVERSATIONS), AND HT 105: SHAPING TOMORROW, TOGETHER (AN EXPERIENTIAL, YOUTH-LED PREVENTION TRAINING USING BRANCHING-PATH DECISION JOURNEYS). THIS PROGRAM BLENDS SELF-PACED ONLINE LEARNING, LIVE INTERACTIVE TRAINING, AND YOUTH-CENTERED EXPERIENTIAL SCENARIOS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION CAPACITY ACROSS AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, COALITIONS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.HUES OF PREVENTION (COLORING BOOKS)HUES OF PREVENTION IS 3STRANDS' AGE-APPROPRIATE COLORING BOOK SERIES DESIGNED TO EQUIP CHILDREN AGES 5-17 WITH THE LANGUAGE AND AWARENESS TO RECOGNIZE UNSAFE SITUATIONS IN A CREATIVE, ACCESSIBLE FORMAT. IN FY25, MORE THAN 6,500 COLORING BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO YOUTH ACROSS 3STRANDS' PROGRAM PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $815,417 · Revenue $403,195

• UNITE - MOBILIZATION:HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A PERVASIVE CRIME ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AT 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION WE BELIEVE THAT CHANGE BEGINS WITH ADVOCACY IN COMMUNITIES. FOR OUR NONPROFIT THIS MEANS BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER NGOS, DONORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO THIS END, 3STRANDS WORKS WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ASSURE STRONG POLICY THAT SUPPORTS SURVIVORS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION. IN FY25, 3STRANDS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PASSAGE OF 7+ STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS AND PREVENT EXPLOITATION, INCLUDING 5 CALIFORNIA STATE BILLS AND 2 FEDERAL BILLS.3STRANDS ALSO HOSTS EVENTS THAT BRING AWARENESS TO THE CRIME OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SUCH AS THE 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION BREAK FREE RUN, A 5K/10K RUN/WALK IN CALIFORNIA THAT RAISES AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO CONTINUE PREVENTION WORK. INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE BREAK-FREE RUN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE EVENT GIVES THE COMMUNITY A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THE ISSUE AND JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION HAS HOSTED MORE THAN 50,000 INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 3STRANDS GLOBAL ALSO MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LEGISLATORS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC), WITH WHICH 3STRANDS HAS HELD CONSULTATIVE STATUS SINCE 2021.

  Expenses $20,102

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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