GUARDIAN GROUP
Until all are free from sex trafficking in the United States
GUARDIAN GROUP
EIN: 72-1613750
Mission
Guardian Group's mission is to prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children in the United States.
Notes from the nonprofit
The only way to stop this crime is through a community-wide response. Our law enforcement partners have been relentless in their pursuit of these victims and predators despite every obstacle. We are grateful for the businesses, foundations, and granting agencies who have contributed financially to this fight. Our gratitude goes out to our Guardians, monthly donors, and one-time donors who have invested in our mission. Together, we are making a difference. Until All Are Free.
Ruling year
2007
Founder + CEO
Jeff Keith
Main address
1900 NE 3rd Street Suite 106 #40
Bend, OR 97701 USA
EIN
72-1613750
Law enforcement
Abuse prevention
Child abuse
Special population support
Population served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people
At-risk youth
Victims and oppressed people
Victims of crime and abuse
NTEE code
Protection Against and Prevention of Neglect, Abuse, Exploitation (I70)
Child Abuse, Prevention of (I72)
Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
Human trafficking – the buying and selling of people – is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Every day in America, there are 150,000 new advertisements selling people for sex online. Our law enforcement agencies do not have the resources or time to adequately combat this crime alone. These barriers can lead to an increased number of victims, longer victimization periods and escalated trauma experienced by victims of sex trafficking. The lucrative nature of sex trafficking combined with a low risk of serving a long jail sentence has made this crime attractive to predators. These factors all come together to create a perfect storm that has allowed this crime to grow at an unprecedented rate.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Analysis Team
Guardian Group identifies US based victims of sex trafficking, through the proactive research of Publicly Available Information. Once identity is confirmed and corroborated, its compiled into a report and passed to law enforcement, at no charge.
Guardian Group stands ready, at law enforcement’s request, to provide online research support for their counter sex trafficking operations. Assisting with lead development and best practice recommendations, based on current trafficking tactics and trends.
Whether it is proactive or reactive support to law enforcement our PURSUIT® Team utilizes the Guardian Group developed I³EA® methodology to act as a nationwide force multiplier.
Project 1591®
The first ever crowdsourcing process & platform that enables volunteers to become force multipliers to Guardian Group's mission of illuminating child victims of sex trafficking in the United States.
Project 1591 crowdsources a community of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) volunteers to apply their skills for good in identifying and illuminating underage victims of sex trafficking to law enforcement in the USA.
Harnessing the power of many to find the vulnerable.
Partnership Facilitation and Collaboration
Provides a local solution to the human trafficking problem, through organizing a unified response system to counter sex trafficking. Guardian Group is a collaborative team that provides resources, expertise, and information with the goal of maximizing the ability to identify victims and traffickers.
Where we work
Accreditations
Excellence in Giving 2022
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance 2022
WikiCharities 2022
Great Nonprofits 2022
America's Best Charities 2022
Charity Navigator 2022
Awards
Nonprofit of the Year 2018
Bend Chamber of Commerce
Peoples Choice Award 2018
Bend Chamber of Commerce
External assessments
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of first-time donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of sex trafficking victims identified
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth, Victims and oppressed people, Emergency responders
Related Program
Analysis Team
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Project 1591 launched in July of 2022. The development and on-boarding of volunteers remained our priority throughout the year. Allowing for scalable increased identification in the future.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth, Victims and oppressed people
Related Program
Project 1591®
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This counts volunteers who have been certified and vetted prior to using their OSINT expertise for victim identification and includes volunteers in 22 states and 6 countries.
Number of investigative hours
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth, Victims and oppressed people, Emergency responders
Related Program
Analysis Team
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Investigative hours from Guardian Group's Analysis Team and Project 1591 certified volunteers.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children in the United States.
Our vision is that every child in the US lives free from sex trafficking. We are seeing this vision come to life as more victims are offered a path to freedom.
The Guardian Group team utilizes two most efficient and proven strategies to achieve this mission. Through our own expertise and the help of our crowdsourced volunteer force, we identify women and minors who are victims of domestic sex trafficking nationwide. Our no-cost support to local, state, and federal law enforcement results in increased recovery of these victims. Together we are harnessing the power of many to find the vulnerable.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our PURSUIT® team is made up of People United Responsibly Suppressing Underage Illicit Trafficking. Since inception the PURSUIT team has consisted of internal analysts working tirelessly to match the problem of domestic sex trafficking and this strategy remains highly effective. However, over the last few years, the need for a complimentary program to help scale to match the ever-increasing domestic sex trafficking problem has been in the forefront of our minds.
Through years of testing and refining, Project 1591® launched in July of 2022. The first-ever 24/7 crowdsourcing process and platform that enables skilled volunteers to become force multipliers to our mission of illuminating child victims of sex trafficking in the United States.
Together, the Guardian Group Analysis Team and the Project 1591 volunteer force are identifying victims of sex trafficking across the nation. This time-sensitive information is then passed to law enforcement partners ready to receive this product to take action. The results, more victims offered a path to freedom!
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Guardian Group's team draws upon decades of leadership and experience to achieve effects against human trafficking at the national level. We collaborate through our strategic partnerships with worldwide, world-class organizations that understand the social and business benefits of tackling this exponentially increasing social injustice.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
- Created and implemented effective information gathering and dissemination practices to the capacity of law enforcement and prosecution teams
- Launched Project 1591® in 2022. The first-ever 24/7 crowdsourcing process and platform that enables volunteers to become force multipliers to our mission of illuminating child victims of sex trafficking in the United States. This volunteer force is already making an impact on stopping this crime.
Moving forward we have two priorities - scaling our internal Analysis Team and further development of the Project 1591® program.
- Scaling Guardian Group’s internal analysis team is necessary to increase victim identification and support to law enforcement because enough analysts allow for regional expertise. Assigning an analysts to focus on a specific region increases their effectiveness in victim identification in that specific region resulting in increased support of LE.
- Further development of the Project 1591 volunteer platform is vital to scaling to meet the ever-increasing problem of domestic sex trafficking. Additional feature development will create a better user experience and more efficient process to provide victim identification to law enforcement. This program increases community engagement and finding victims online.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
1) victims of sexual violence in the U.S. who are often minors; 2) law enforcement agencies that have limited resources; 3) community members, industry professionals & businesses who struggle to identify trafficking.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Guardian Group prides itself on keeping current and up-to-date on the problem of human trafficking in the US, as well as best practices and solutions to deter it. We invite, and even require feedback during our in-person and online trainings, which have been integrated into the updates sent to those we serve as well as into newer versions of Guardian Group trainings.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2020 info
18.94
Months of cash in 2020 info
4
Fringe rate in 2020 info
14%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
GUARDIAN GROUP
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
GUARDIAN GROUP
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of GUARDIAN GROUP’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $0 | $461,424 | $67,942 | -$78,564 | $92,444 |
| As % of expenses | 0.0% | 144.1% | 11.5% | -12.7% | 14.3% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $0 | $456,483 | $43,079 | -$103,046 | $92,208 |
| As % of expenses | 0.0% | 140.4% | 7.0% | -16.1% | 14.3% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $0 | $782,415 | $656,590 | $661,904 | $831,887 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 0.0% | -16.1% | 0.8% | 25.7% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 1.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 0.4% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% |
| All other grants and contributions | 0.0% | 98.6% | 95.1% | 97.8% | 87.8% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $0 | $320,165 | $588,648 | $617,218 | $646,804 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.9% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Personnel | 0.0% | 13.8% | 68.1% | 78.1% | 61.6% |
| Professional fees | 0.0% | 59.0% | 8.7% | 6.9% | 29.1% |
| Occupancy | 0.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 0.0% | 22.5% | 17.6% | 10.7% | 5.3% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $0 | $325,106 | $613,511 | $641,700 | $647,040 |
| One month of savings | $0 | $26,680 | $49,054 | $51,435 | $53,900 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $0 | $351,786 | $662,565 | $693,135 | $780,940 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Months of cash and investments | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 0.0 | 19.4 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 10.3 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $0 | $122,608 | $192,024 | $199,953 | $213,699 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 | $0 | $554 | $0 | $20 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $11,862 | $11,862 | $11,862 | $2,083 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 47.7% | 74.1% | 97.3% | 96.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 16.2% | 2.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $0 | $524,197 | $567,276 | $464,230 | $556,438 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $0 | $524,197 | $567,276 | $464,230 | $556,438 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Founder + CEO
Jeff Keith
Jeff Keith is the founder and CEO of Guardian Group. Jeff has over 25 years of experience within churches, nonprofit and service-oriented organizations.
He has a strong background in developing community relations, organizational dynamics, leadership development, and resource distribution. Jeff is a champion of social justice, with a track record of creating and implementing successful outreach programs, he keeps up-to-date with constantly evolving global challenges.
He is educated in Global Leadership, understands the complexities of organizational dynamics, leadership development and resource distribution while maintaining a focus on a defined mission and set of values. He has successfully created and implemented outreach programs, relief missions, and both local and global humanitarian programs.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
GUARDIAN GROUP
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
GUARDIAN GROUP
Board of directorsas of 02/13/2023
Board of directors data
Mr. Samuel Donnelly
Jeff Keith
Founder/CEO
Scott Lauray
Northwest Business Group
Samuel Donnelly
Onebrief
Joe Sunwoo
Franklin Templeton
Bea Cochran
Balenturn
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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