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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2024 Expires: February 2026

Guardian Group

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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1900 Northeast 3rd Street, Suite 106 #40
Bend, OR, 97701

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Guardian Group meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children, while enabling partners to identify victims and predators in the United States."

Year, State Incorporated:
2010, OR

The Guardian Group reports it utilizes the skills and expertise of intelligence analysts to identify and locate women and minors who are victims of sex trafficking. The organization’s staff and volunteers employ a crowdsourcing process and platform called Project 1591, to identify underage victims and share potential leads with law enforcement. The Guardian Group provides their services at no cost to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. In 2022, the organization reports it trained 574 individuals, and identified 102 victims of sex trafficking.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Guardian Group's program expenses were:

Program services $397,470
Total Program Expenses $397,479

Chief Executive
Jeff Keith, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$84,743

Chair of the Board
Joseph Sunwoo

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Regional Manager-Vice President, AllianceBernstein

Board Size
5

Paid Staff Size
5

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Telephone appeals

Fundraising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $647,284, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Guardian Group's unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $647,284
Other income $131,576
Total Income $778,860

Programs: 73% Fundraising: 20% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $778,860
Total expenses: $541,430
  Program expenses $397,479
  Fundraising expenses $108,200
  Administrative expenses $35,751
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $237,430
Beginning Net Assets $143,297
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $380,727
Total Liabilities $37,010
Total Assets $417,737

Note: According to Guardian Group’s 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions of $$314,849 in the form of advertising ($104,295), software licenses ($84,876), application development ($71,375), strategic planning ($50,928), professional services ($2,175), and internet access ($1,200).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance