Give.org logo
Support Give.org
Support Give.org
CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2024 Expires: January 2026

Love146

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(203) 772-4420
Post Office Box 8266
New Haven, CT, 06530
https://love146.org/
📄 Full Report 🖨️ Print 📋 BBB Charity Standards

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

Love146 meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to journey alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevent the trafficking of children tomorrow."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, CT

Love146 works to end child trafficking and exploitation through survivor care and prevention. With offices in Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the organization trains caregivers and social workers, manages safe homes and safe accommodations, provides specialist care provision and survivor care services, aids socioeconomic development programs in high-risk communities, and advocates for the victims of child trafficking and exploitation. Major programs include educational programs; training programs aimed at developing knowledge and skills for working with survivors of child trafficking and exploitation; working to help child survivors by facilitating restorative experiences; and direct care and teaching life skills to survivors. In the United States, Love146 developed a prevention strategy that focuses on education to prevent child trafficking and exploitation. The organization reaches children in classroom and community settings, equipping them to recognize vulnerabilities and protect themselves and their peers from exploitation using its youth curriculum, called "Not A #Number."

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Love146's program expenses were:

Survivor care $1,889,231
Prevention education $789,526
Other programs $268,998
Total Program Expenses $2,947,755

Chief Executive
Robert Morris, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$144,436

Chair of the Board
Sarah Jakiel

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy, Girls First Fund

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
48

*2021 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Foundation grants, Print advertisements

Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,039,412, 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 Love146's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Interest $396
Other income $26,641
In-kind contributions $27,112
Special events $57,242
Program service fees $183,383
Government grants $1,746,094
Contributions $2,208,964
Total Income $4,249,832

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 12% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $4,249,832
Total expenses: $4,202,647
  Program expenses $2,947,755
  Fundraising expenses $503,786
  Administrative expenses $751,106
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $47,185
Beginning Net Assets $1,564,047
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,611,232
Total Liabilities $154,834
Total Assets $1,766,066

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022, Love146 received in-kind gifts totaling $27,112 in the form of rapid response supplies ($12,074), survivor care contract labor ($10,336), and prevention education contract services ($4,702).

An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus.

This report is not to be used for fundraising or promotional purposes.

RELATED CONTENT

Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance