Atlas Free
Putting sexual exploitation out of business since 2012.
Atlas Free
EIN: 16-1773392
as of October 2024
as of October 15, 2024
Programs and results
Reports and documents
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Human trafficking is one of the largest criminal enterprises in the world, generating $150 billion per year. We exist to accelerate and resource the fight against sex trafficking and exploitation.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Networked Strategy with Local Partners
Atlas Free is a holistic strategy, not a singular program. We currently have 183 prevention, education, and restoration programs working together across over 20 countries and alongside over 40 Local Partners.
Every year, millions of people are trafficked for sex around the world, and a majority of these victims are women and girls [International Labour Organization].
While sex trafficking might seem invisible to some, every community is impacted by it; no group of people is immune to it. The reality is, human trafficking is one of the largest and fastest-growing criminal enterprises in the world.
At Atlas Free, we believe there will be a day when everyone is free--and we know what it takes to get us there. Working with these local experts, we have identified 11 key issues that need to be addressed for freedom to be a reality for all. We have built out programmatic efforts around these strategies.
Awareness, Policy, Law Enforcement, Culture, Prevention, Education & Research
Awareness: Making everyday people aware of the reality of sex trafficking. Turning apathy into passion, activists into abolitionists.
Policy: Making sex trafficking illegal. We need legislation in every nation that condemns the trafficking and exploitation of human life.
Law Enforcement: Enforcing laws that already exist. Protecting victims, prosecuting perpetrators, addressing corruption, and ensuring justice.
Culture: Addressing the ways exploitation is normalized in our everyday lives. Our words and the way we see the world shapes the way we treat others.
Prevention: Building resiliency and decreasing vulnerability. Addressing the forces that cause exploitation and trafficking. Forces like poverty, lack of education, and gender-based violence.
Education & Research: Sex trafficking is a complex issue, but knowledge moves us to a clear, effective, active response.
Demand, Outreach, Rescue & Intervention, Victim Services & Aftercare, Survivor Empowerment
Demand: Sex buyers fuel the illegal sex trade. Without buyers, there would be no business.
Outreach: Individuals trapped in exploitation are often stigmatized and ignored. Outreach involves building relationships and programs to help those who have been exploited find pathways to freedom.
Rescue & Intervention: Helping a victim of sex trafficking escape or transition from exploitation to freedom.
Victim Services & Aftercare: Recovery, renewal, and revival of the human spirit through physical, psychological, and spiritual care. Helping victims become survivors.
Survivor Empowerment: Equipping survivors to pursue their goals and achieve a different future.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of independent organizations served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We partner directly with organizations who demonstrate programmatic effectiveness expert level understanding of sexual exploitation by funding operations, staffing, training, and specific projects.
Number of countries represented in network
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Slavery and exploitation is a global issue. Our growing network is combatting this issue in their own countries and through collaboration of our global network.
Goals & Strategy
Learn 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?
Atlas Free understands that collaboration and alignment in the anti-trafficking field is necessary for any meaningful impact on an injustice of this magnitude. We operate as the field catalyst to fight sex trafficking, resourcing and aligning anti-trafficking organizations around a shared strategy.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We take what people are best at and fit those pieces together to create a global system that combats sexual slavery. By creating connections between passionate fundraisers, expert business minds, and knowledgeable and caring program staff, we accomplish powerful interventions.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
● We rescue women and children from a life of sexual slavery and help restore them to a life of freedom, independence, and hope by providing for their physical and emotional needs.
● We prevent slavery by addressing key root causes like poverty and social issues. Through outreach, education, vocational training, and awareness programs we help protect vulnerable people in communities where trafficking is occurring.
● We disrupt the demand for sexual exploitation by providing action opportunities and education to empower our global network of abolitionists.
● We are fighting slavery around the world through the most effective means possible—our Local Partners. Our Local Partners share our vision for a world without slavery and bring a unique understanding of their own cultures and their communities' challenges. By equipping them with trauma care trainings, resources, and support, they are the hands and feet of our organization. They work tirelessly to prevent the spread of slavery and care for those who have been harmed in its wake.
● We are educating churches and government officials and challenging them to become involved in the issue. We are changing conversations and laws. We are disrupting the demand for sexual slaves by reaching out to potential sex buyers. We are transforming everyday people into abolitionists by equipping them with opportunities to take action.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Atlas Free network now spans the globe. From 2012 to the present, 951,673 people have been impacted by Atlas Free. In 2023, that number will reach 1 million.
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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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, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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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, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2023 info
31.13
Months of cash in 2023 info
2.7
Fringe rate in 2023 info
21%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Atlas Free
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
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: Jul 01 - Jun 30
This snapshot of Atlas Free’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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $70,384 | $135,834 | $2,338,425 | -$171,096 | $169,420 |
As % of expenses | 2.6% | 4.2% | 50.9% | -2.5% | 2.6% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $67,424 | $132,874 | $2,332,285 | -$218,075 | $166,520 |
As % of expenses | 2.5% | 4.1% | 50.7% | -3.2% | 2.5% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $2,849,779 | $3,217,908 | $6,983,515 | $6,740,936 | $6,660,506 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 74.9% | 12.9% | 0.0% | -3.5% | -1.2% |
Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 99.1% | 98.3% | 96.8% | 98.7% | 99.0% |
Other revenue | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $2,715,402 | $3,218,516 | $4,590,586 | $6,864,956 | $6,588,200 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 62.0% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 49.5% | -4.0% |
Personnel | 34.0% | 29.1% | 27.7% | 25.2% | 28.2% |
Professional fees | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
Occupancy | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 43.3% | 53.2% | 61.0% | 64.8% | 62.2% |
All other expenses | 20.1% | 14.8% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 7.9% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $2,718,362 | $3,221,476 | $4,596,726 | $6,911,935 | $6,591,100 |
One month of savings | $226,284 | $268,210 | $382,549 | $572,080 | $549,017 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,579 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $2,944,646 | $3,489,686 | $4,979,275 | $7,542,594 | $7,140,117 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Months of cash | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
Months of cash and investments | 7.0 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 6.0 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Cash | $541,117 | $513,460 | $1,278,291 | $883,949 | $1,474,851 |
Investments | $1,048,631 | $1,238,714 | $2,873,069 | $2,889,289 | $2,491,457 |
Receivables | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3.1% |
Unrestricted net assets | $1,367,142 | $1,500,016 | $3,821,870 | $3,603,795 | $3,770,315 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $32,120 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $202,518 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $234,638 | $250,248 | $460,542 | $292,159 | $243,372 |
Total net assets | $1,601,780 | $1,750,264 | $4,282,412 | $3,895,954 | $4,013,687 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Principal Officer
Jeremy Vallerand
Jeremy Vallerand serves as the President and CEO of Atlas Free, a non-profit organization working around the world to accelerate and resource the fight against sex trafficking and exploitation.
Jeremy has been featured in Forbes as a leading social entrepreneur and has a diverse background working with corporations, government leaders, and global NGOs. He is a seasoned communicator and frequently speaks to students, civic groups, churches, and businesses about human trafficking, social innovation, and leadership. Jeremy has also been a featured TEDx speaker delivering a TEDx talk titled, “Using your Passions to Fight Injustice.”
Jeremy has a graduate degree in Diplomacy from Oxford University in the United Kingdom and an undergraduate degree in Business from Trinity Western University in British Columbia, Canada.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Atlas Free
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Atlas Free
Board of directorsas of 11/01/2023
Board of directors data
Betsy Miller
Nancy Richardson
OtterCares Foundation
Derek Green
Hobby Lobby
Jeremy Vallerand
Atlas Free
Mick Kicklighter
US Army Retired
Peter McGowan
PlainJoe Studios
Rebecca Hixon
N2 Publishing
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? Not applicable