2015-11-16T10:59:35-06:00 2014-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2014-01-01 133755580 ECPAT-USA INC ECPA 7189359192 30 THIRD AVENUE - SUITE 800A BROOKLYN NY 112172197 CAROL SMOLENSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7189359192 2015-11-09 1 MARTIN BERKOWITZ P00154047 2126972299 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z CAROL SMOLENSKI 30 THIRD AVENUE - SUITE 800A BROOKLYN NY 112172197 437733 0 X WWW.ECPATUSA.ORG X 1994 NY ECPAT-USA ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH NO CHILD IS BOUGHT, SOLD, OR USED FOR SEX.OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT EVERY CHILD'S BASIC HUMAN RIGHT TO GROW UP FREE FROM THE THREAT OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING. 10 10 7 12 0 0 377840 403936 0 3740 488 293 16842 29764 395170 437733 0 0 0 0 341688 353426 0 0 67972 149026 169771 490714 523197 -95544 -85464 349536 268397 9848 14173 339688 254224 X ECPAT-USA ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH NO CHILD IS BOUGHT, SOLD, OR USED FOR SEX.OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT EVERY CHILD'S BASIC HUMAN RIGHT TO GROW UP FREE FROM THE THREAT OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING. ECPAT-USA BELONGS TO AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS IN 77 COUNTRIES, ALL WORKING TO END THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. ECPAT-USA HAS CONSULTATIVE STATUS AT THE UNITED NATIONS AND IS ALSO RELATED TO THE UNITED NATIONS THROUGH THE UN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE TO END SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING (ATEST), A U.S. BASED COALITION THAT ADVOCATES FOR SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND END ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE THE CAMPAIGN FOR US RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND THE NATIONAL COALITION TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. 0 0 406324 33504 PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENTECPAT-USA ENCOURAGES COMPANIES TO SIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE TOURISM CHILD- PROTECTION CODE OF CONDUCT. BY THE END OF 2014 CLOSE TO 40 COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS HAD SIGNED THE AGREEMENT IN THE U.S., INCLUDING DELTA AIR LINES, HILTON WORLDWIDE, WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE, SABRE AND CARLSON COMPANIES. THROUGH THE CODE OF CONDUCT, OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS USE THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO JOIN US IN OUR MISSION TO END CHILD SLAVERY AT THE SOURCE.ECPAT-USA HAS JOINTLY LAUNCHED THE FIRST ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE (AH&LA EI). THE E-LEARNING MODULE WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE INDUSTRY AND IMMEDIATELY LICENSED BY A MAJOR HOTEL CHAIN. IN 2014, THE E-LEARNING WAS VIEWED BY HOTEL ASSOCIATIONS, HOTELIERS, BRANDS, HOTEL LAWYERS, AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITALITY DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. ONE MAJOR BRAND LICENSED THE TRAINING FOR ALL THEIR PROPERTIES. IN ADDITION WE TRAINED HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS. WE WORKED WITH MAJOR CORPORATE TRAVEL DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS MCDONALDS, REED ELSEVIER, AND APPLE TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS IN THEIR TRAVEL CONTRACTS EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF HOTELS AND AIRLINES IMPLEMENTING ANTI-TRAFFICKING POLICIES, TRAINING AND JOINING THE CODE. RAISING AWARENESS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, TRAINING VIDEOS, WEBINARS, SOCIAL MEDIATHE BUYING AND SELLING OF CHILDREN FOR SEX OCCURS IN THE UNITED STATES, NOT JUST IN OTHER COUNTRIES. BUT MANY AMERICANS DO NOT KNOW IT. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE SEXUALLY EXPLOITED IN THE U.S. AND THOUSANDS MORE ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM ABROAD. AND ACROSS THE GLOBAL AMERICANS SEXUALLY EXPLOIT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN OTHER COUNTRIES. WE RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS ABUSE OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS BECAUSE AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD PUTTING IN PLACE POLICIES AND LEGISLATION TO STOP IT. WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO WRITE TO THEIR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER POLICY MAKERS. WE ASK THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT COMPANIES THAT HAVE SIGNED THE CODE OF CONDUCT. AND WE ENSURE THAT YOUTH KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND KNOW HOW TO STAND UP FOR THEM. ECPAT-USA LAUNCHED A TWO-MINUTE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT "IT HAPPENS HERE" TO DISPEL THE MYTH THAT CHILD COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ONLY HAPPENS ABROAD. THE VIDEO SHOWS A WIDE GAP BETWEEN WHAT AMERICANS KNOW ABOUT CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING AND THE FACT OF ITS PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION OF BOYS.WE PUT SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED BOYS IN THE U.S. BOYS ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY THAN GIRLS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIMS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDERS. THERE ARE ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY FEWER SERVICES TO WHICH TO REFER THEM. OUR 2013 REPORT AND BOYS TOO. AN ECPAT-USA DISCUSSION PAPER ABOUT THE LACK OF RECOGNITION OF THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF BOYS IN THE UNITED STATES LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS RAISING AROUND THE ISSUE IN 2014. WE HELD WEBINARS, TRAINING SESSIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS TO EMPHASIZE THE RESULTS OF THE REPORT REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE MESSAGE THAT BOYS ARE ENTITLED TO PROTECTION TOO. OUR TRAINING VIDEO "WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IS NOT WHO I AM" HAS BEEN USED THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE AS PART OF THE CHILD RIGHTNY TRAINING PROGRAM. FROM MID- 2013 TO THE END OF 2014 OVER 1,500 SOCIAL WORKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND OTHERS RECEIVED TRAINING THAT INCLUDED THE VIDEO. IT WAS ALSO WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AND USED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. OUR CHILD TRAFFICKING EDUCATOR'S TRAINING WAS PRESENTED AT A WORKSHOP AT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE NATION'S LARGEST TEACHER'S UNION HELD A TRAINING SESSION ON THE ISSUE. THE WORKSHOP WAS COSPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN TEACHERS' FEDERATION AND THE CONF D RATION NATIONALE DES EDUCATEURS HAITI. WE CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATOR'S TOOLKIT AS A RESOURCE WITH INFORMATION TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHILD TRAFFICKING IN THE U.S, TO OVER 200 EDUCATORS. NO SPECIFIC GRANT OR PROGRAM FEES WERE WE USE OUR GENERAL PROGRAM INCOME TO PAY FOR THIS PROGRAM. ADVOCACY FOR LEGISLATION AND POLICYECPAT-USA ADVOCATES FOR LEGISLATION SO THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED WITH SERVICES AND SUPPORT AND THE PIMPS AND EXPLOITERS WHO ABUSE THEM ARE ARRESTED AND PROSECUTED. IN 2014 OUR STAFF MET WITH LEGISLATORS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. WE TESTIFIED AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS. WE PARTICIPATED IN A GOOGLE HANGOUT WITH UNICEF AND REPRESENTATIVE KAREN BASS (D-CA). WITH THE ALLIANCE TO END SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING (ATEST) WE LED A NATIONAL CALL WITH THE ON IMPROVING CHILD WELFARE POLICY AND A WEBINAR ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMONG OTHER THINGS. AS A RESULT, THE JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING ACT (S. 1738/H.R. 3530), WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND ALSO PASSED THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. WHILE THE OVERALL LEGISLATION DID NOT PASS AT THE END OF 2014, OUR OVERALL EFFORTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AND THE BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN MAY 2015. THIS IMPORTANT LAW PROVIDES ESSENTIAL FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED FOR SERVICES FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION. IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEED TO HOLD BUYERS OF CHILDREN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES. ECPAT-USA ALSO WORKED TO ENSURE THAT BUSINESSES DEVELOP POLICIES ON THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. CHILD SPECIFIC LANGUAGE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE BUSINESS SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY ACT (H.R. 4842). AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE STARTED CARRYING OUT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF EXISTING STATE LAWS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN WHO ARE COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED FROM BEING ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION, COMMONLY CALLED SAFE HARBOR LAWS. THIS REVIEW, WHEN PUBLISHED IN 2015, WILL LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE DIRECTION WE SHOULD BE HEADING IN THE U.S. IN ADVOCATING FOR BETTER LAWS. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS ON THE CASE OF PAROLINE V. UNITED STATES. ECPAT SUBMITTED AN AMICUS BRIEF ON BEHALF OF THE YOUNG VICTIM. THE CASE CENTERS AROUND A TEXAS MAN NAMED DOYLE PAROLINE WHO WAS CONVICTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WHEN HE WAS FOUND WITH 300 CHILD ABUSE IMAGES ON HIS COMPUTER. TWO OF THOSE IMAGES WERE OF AN EIGHT YEAR-OLD, BEING RAPED BY HER UNCLE. "AMY" AND HER LAWYER SOUGHT $3.4 MILLION FROM PAROLINE, CITING A 1994 LAW THAT ALLOWS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY VICTIMS TO SEEK THE "FULL AMOUNT" OF RESTITUTION. WHILE THE SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST AMY, LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF RESTITUTION VICTIMS MAY RECEIVE FROM ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL, NEW LEGISLATION HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE U.S. CONGRESS THAT WOULD CORRECT THIS. EMPOWERING YOUTHECPAT-USA WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS AND USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUR NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVIST TOOLKIT CALLED "EMPOWERING YOUTH TO TAKE THE LEAD" FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE TOOLKIT USES A "LEARN AND LEAD" APPROACH, ENABLING YOUTH TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROJECT AND EMPOWERING THEM TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT EXPLOITATION AND ABOUT WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE TOOLKIT WAS USED TO EDUCATE 1,140 STUDENTS IN 5 NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN WAS THE FIRST AND MOST ACTIVE SCHOOL TO USE THE TOOLKIT. THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING. MEETINGS OF THE GIRLS AGAINST TRAFFICKING CLUB GREW THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. TRAINING SESSIONS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERNET SAFETY WERE HELD AT MIDDLE SCHOOL 302 LUISA DESSUS IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK. THE STUDENTS WERE THOROUGHLY ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION. ONE STUDENT SAID AFTERWARD THAT THE PRESENTATION "HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THAT THIS [TRAFFICKING] CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE--EVEN CLOSE TO HOME." PLANS ARE NOW BEING MADE FOR EXPANDING THE USE OF THE TOOLKIT NATIONALLY.ATTESTING TO THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS, DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, 2 STUDENTS CAME FORWARD AND DISCLOSED THEY WERE BEING COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED. ANOTHER STUDENT AT A SCHOOL WAS APPROACHED BY A SUSPECTED TRAFFICKER, BUT SINCE THE STUDENT WAS ARMED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUE, SHE WAS ABLE TO ACCURATELY ASSESS THE SITUATION TO STAY SAFE. 406324 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 7 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY X X X CAROL SMOLENSKI 7189359192 30 THIRD AVENUE - SUITE 800A BROOKLYN NY 112172197 ANA K MORSE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PERRY WOOTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE SHAPIRO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH ALTSCHULLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD DAVIDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG GARDINIER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRIE MURPHY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER NOWAK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE TANNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL SMOLENSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 64260 0 24790 64260 0 24790 0 0 0 0 0 403936 403936 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 900099 3740 3740 3740 293 293 OTHER REVENUE 900099 29764 29764 29764 437733 33504 0 293 89050 75240 3582 10228 193501 163484 7799 22218 43859 37052 1775 5032 27016 22825 1089 3102 18697 18697 31709 16209 15500 680 365 315 29896 17729 6437 5730 27417 22225 2189 3003 18213 15928 381 1904 1193 1007 49 137 6447 2092 4355 EXHIBIT PRODUCTION 22311 22311 OTHER EXPENSES 5830 4461 260 1109 POSTAGE AND MESSENGER 5232 3335 1888 9 PUBLICATIONS AND VIDEOS 2146 2061 85 523197 406324 48901 67972 154042 94852 187997 148243 10000 3616 3473 8157 14086 12617 1964 1469 2060 2060 349536 268397 9848 14173 9848 14173 X 261188 229224 78500 25000 339688 254224 349536 268397 -85464 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1095400 408723 537942 403936 407676 2853677 1095400 408723 537942 403936 407676 2853677 420225 2433452 383 1076 901 488 293 3141 39731 59097 26393 16842 29764 171827 3028645 3740 0.80350 0.52540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 807 0 0 807 0 12278 10922 1356 1808 1695 113 1469 X 437733 0 437733 0 437733 523197 0 523197 0 523197 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WAS REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE EXECUTIVE BOARD REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE NEW WEBSITE. CURRENTLY, ANY DOCUMENT WILL BE SENT TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS IT.