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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2024 Expires: February 2026

Hagar USA

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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1609 East 5th Street, Suite 2
Charlotte, NC, 28204

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

Hagar USA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to see communities free and healed from the trauma of human trafficking, slavery, and abuse."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, NC

Hagar USA (HUSA) is a support office for the work of Hagar International, which provides protection and recovery to women and children who have been victims of severe abuse. The organization is committed to the recovery and empowerment of women and children who are victims of human rights abuses, particularly human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and domestic violence. HUSA provides long-term, holistic recovery services including counseling, residential care, schooling, job skills training and supported work, individualized for each client. The organization's programs are based in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Hagar USA's program expenses were:

Human rights protection, recovery, and education $417,415
Total Program Expenses $417,415

Chief Executive
Catherine Kirkendall, Executive Director

Compensation*
$94,916

Chair of the Board
Jeffrey S. Buterbaugh, Ph.D.

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Account Executive, Konrad Technologies

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
4

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

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Special events, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $476,855, 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 Hagar USA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Interest income $2
Contributions $476,855
Total Income $476,857

Programs: 75% Fundraising: 14% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $476,857
Total expenses: $555,128
  Program expenses $417,415
  Fundraising expenses $75,123
  Administrative expenses $62,590
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-78,271
Beginning Net Assets $125,032
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $46,761
Total Liabilities $6,578
Total Assets $53,339

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