2017-07-11T13:29:16-05:00 2016-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2016-01-01 030391561 POLARIS PROJECT POLA 2027451001 PO BOX 65323 WASHINGTON DC 20035 BRADLEY MYLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO 2027451001 2017-07-11 1 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2017-07-11 14:28:45 ED P 24E2B1EDDFB7997E904F8C8AA54720A5F314F67A 309C0773AF0D6FB6D39371DB1EEF5BA013D9E460 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z POLARIS BRADLEY MYLES PO BOX 65323 WASHINGTON DC 20035 10290981 0 X WWW.POLARISPROJECT.ORG X 2002 RI POLARIS PROJECT COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN DAY SLAVERY. 10 10 129 35 0 0 7692926 10222499 61720 51687 9103 15462 16789 1333 7780538 10290981 189097 1038332 0 0 5279492 5937991 0 0 652376 1842938 2124286 7311527 9100609 469011 1190372 7237885 8710674 1427255 1709672 5810630 7001002 X POLARIS IS A NONPROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO COMBAT AND PREVENT MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 0 0 2857060 48137 NATIONAL HOTLINE: IN 2016, POLARIS PROJECT CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE (NHTH), WITH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (OTIP). THE NATIONAL HOTLINE IMPROVES THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING BY CONNECTING VICTIMS WITH A RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND EQUIPS STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY NETWORKING, COORDINATION, AND RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO OPERATING THE NHTH, POLARIS PROJECT RECEIVES TIPS AND COMMUNICATES WITH VICTIMS THROUGH A TEXTING SERVICE, AND FIELDS CALLS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S. 1853788 989253 GLOBAL HOTLINES PROGRAM: POLARIS' GLOBAL HOTLINES PROGRAM SUPPORTS BUILDING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE OPERATING THE U.S. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, WE OFFER TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON HOTLINE OPERATIONS TO OTHER HOTLINE PARTNERS. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO BUILD A BROADER SAFETY NET FOR SURVIVORS OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY, TO CONNECT VICTIMS TO SERVICES, AND TO DEVELOP A MORE COORDINATED GLOBAL RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF THIS TRANSNATIONAL CRIME. IN 2016, MEXICO, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND CANADA WERE THREE MAJOR FOCUS COUNTRIES FOR THIS PROGRAM AREA. 1117454 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES (SI): POLARIS' EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF HOTLINE, PUBLIC SOURCE AND PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED DATA HAS PRODUCED A DETAILED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS FOR MORE THAN 25 TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, USING THIS ANALYSIS, POLARIS DESIGNS TARGETED INTERVENTION CAMPAIGNS TO SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPT OR ELIMINATE THE KEY FACTORS ALLOWING EACH TYPE TO EXIST. CURRENT WORK INCLUDES DISRUPTION OF TRAFFICKING IN ILLICIT MASSAGE BUSINESS AND EXPLORATORY WORK ON THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS VIA MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA. 795024 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY/PUBLIC OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS: POLARIS PROJECT'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY/PUBLIC OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS ARE A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF POLICY EXPERTISE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRIORITIZES EFFORTS TO ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROTECT VICTIMS OF THIS CRIME AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE PROGRAM BUILDS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR PROMISING PRACTICES IN OUR FIELD, INCLUDING ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS AND DATA-SHARING, AND PROTECTION POLICIES FOR VICTIMS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. OUR WORK DRIVES LEGAL AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT ENABLE THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO BETTER PROTECT VICTIM POPULATIONS, REDUCE WORKER VULNERABILITY, INCREASE SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS AND INCREASE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS. THE POLICY PROGRAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS (POC) DEPARTMENT, WHICH RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS, BUILDS GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CHANGES PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND CULTURAL NORMS RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND SUPPORTS ADVOCACY INITIATIVES RELATED TO COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 673705 DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM (DAP): COLLECTS AND ANALYZES DATA FROM THE POLARIS OPERATED NATIONAL HOTLINES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC SOURCES TO MAP THE SCOPE, SIZE, AND SYSTEMS OF MODERN SLAVERY, WHILE BREAKING DOWN DATA SILOS AND BUILDING DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FIELD. DAP SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND ILLUMINATE THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND PROVIDE THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD WITH THE BEST TOOLS POSSIBLE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS, GUIDING POLARIS' PRIORITIES AND THE FIELD TOWARD ERADICATION. 547069 3550 ADVISORY SERVICES: POLARIS PROJECT'S ADVISORY SERVICES FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS THROUGH CONSULTATIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SPECIALIZED CURRICULUMS. ADVISORY SERVICES ALSO ASSISTS TASK FORCES, COALITIONS AND ADVOCATES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY. 374180 49079 CLIENT SERVICES: POLARIS PROJECT'S LOCAL CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN REGION. UNIQUELY, POLARIS PROJECT SERVES AND ADVOCATES FOR ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS: MEN AND WOMEN, ADULTS AND CHILDREN, FOREIGN NATIONALS AND U.S. CITIZENS, AND VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRISIS RESPONSE, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, CLIENT SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY AND JOB TRAINING. 2389978 49079 3550 8218280 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 1 129 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X ALFONSO WRIGHT 2027451001 PO BOX 65323 WASHINGTON DC 20035 THOMAS LOCKERBY CHAIRPERSON 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH EUN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS BUSSELLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL CHARNY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL MACKINNON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE MCLEAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LAPHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE ROSENTHAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG MOORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BENENSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY MYLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO 50.00 X 169058 0 3722 ALAN LANDIS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 50.00 X 149148 0 9422 SARAH JAKIEL CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER 50.00 X 139533 0 9303 ANNE SNOUCK-HURGRONJE DIRECTOR FO DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 118378 0 8510 MEGAN FOWLER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 50.00 X 102503 0 7832 COREY OSER DIR. OF PROGRAMS, GLOBAL 50.00 X 101546 0 7971 780166 0 46760 6 0 1 0 0 11004 2151093 8060402 17798 10222499 TRAINING 900099 48137 48137 SPEAKING FEES & REIMB. 900099 3550 3550 51687 15462 15462 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1333 1333 1333 10290981 51687 0 16795 49079 49079 989253 989253 480186 225468 136166 118552 3993066 3478345 323152 191569 103463 87629 8279 7555 943459 782177 96386 64896 417817 344703 43570 29544 110201 74485 29325 6391 525096 354911 139731 30454 15188 11452 3736 195722 69843 105226 20653 127861 43753 70337 13771 538757 366445 145403 26909 277338 203117 33895 40326 32542 23833 3977 4732 119183 4758 114363 62 16754 75 16582 97 ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT 0 977522 -1048995 71473 LICENSES & FEES 46184 31215 12290 2679 ONLINE FUNDRAISING FEES 21517 14543 5726 1248 FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT 21257 14458 5737 1062 76686 71216 -11197 16667 9100609 8218280 229953 652376 562271 1854825 1758534 2373996 3737128 3576304 118506 100683 61311 1167465 418704 862070 748761 98693 95477 7237885 8710674 286226 331193 316400 1141029 1062079 1427255 1709672 X 917108 632629 4893522 6368373 5810630 7001002 7237885 8710674 1190372 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 7234451 5503646 7505247 7692926 10222499 38158769 7234451 5503646 7505247 7692926 10222499 38158769 10385819 27772950 1841 8306 9220 11015 15462 45844 548 10565 14084 14294 1333 40824 38245437 503931 0.72620 0.72850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 821 9724 10545 9090064 9100609 605030 151258 0 0 472532 474060 515576 605030 2067198 3100797 12339 4490 14232 10545 41606 118133 118515 128894 151258 516800 775200 3093 1358 1278 821 6550 923103 310582 612521 233862 97622 136240 10500 10500 0 748761 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 454017 DEFERRED IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE 608062 1062079 X 13160762 2869781 2869781 10290981 0 10290981 11970390 2869781 2869781 9100609 0 9100609 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, POLARIS PROJECT, INC. HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 951753 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 37500 0 0 0 0 0 0 989253 0 989253 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PROMOTION AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO SPREAD AWARNESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING - HOTLINE CREATION 951753 WIRE NORTH AMERICA PROMOTION AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING - HOTLINE COLLABORATION 37500 CHECK 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: WHEN MAKING A GRANT TO AN ORGANIZATION, POLARIS REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORTS PER THE GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRAM OFFICERS MONITOR PROGRESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET. 1 CLIENT SUPPORT 20 49079 PART I, LINE 2: SUPPORT EXPENSES WERE INCURRED ON BEHALF OF POLARIS CLIENTS FOR FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ETC. POLARIS CASE WORKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING PURCHASES. THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE PURCHASES BENEFIT THE INTENDED CLIENT. SUCH PURCHASES ARE SUPPORTED WITH RECEIPTS AND MAINTAINED IN THE POLARIS ACCOUNTING FILES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRADLEY MYLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO 0 0 169058 0 0 0 0 0 3722 0 172780 0 0 0 ALAN LANDIS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 0 0 149148 0 0 0 5700 0 3722 0 158570 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND VOTED ON ITS APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C POLARIS HAS A DETAILED ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DESCRIBED IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY MANUAL. IT WAS LAST UPDATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2009. PROCEDURES INCLUDE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE, DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND ADDRESSING ANY REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. POLARIS IMPLEMENTS THIS PRACTICE BEFORE EVERY SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION AND BOARD VOTE. AN INTERESTED PERSON IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS IN ALL OTHER SITUATIONS. IF A CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS, THE INTERESTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING ON THE RELATED MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF POLARIS' CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW DATE WAS IN DECEMBER 2015. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF POLARIS INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FEDERAL FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE FILES AND/OR THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 POLARIS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS OWN WEBSITE OR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES: BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENTS, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE REQUESTED BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, MAY BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.