2025-07-31T14:46:47-05:00 2024-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2024-01-01 461349584 THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER HUMA 2028495708 1030 15TH STREET NW 104B WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARTINA E VANDENBERG PRESIDENT 2028495708 2025-07-29 1 1 TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARTINA E VANDENBERG 1030 15TH STREET NW 104B WASHINGTON DC 20005 1522882 0 X WWW.HTLEGALCENTER.ORG X 2012 DC TO EMPOWER TRAFFICKED ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO SEEK JUSTICE. 12 11 12 39 0 0 1475372 1475263 0 0 25006 37662 -41448 -26557 1458930 1486368 0 66994 0 0 784237 1010805 0 0 191561 305876 391824 1090113 1469623 368817 16745 1727975 1784109 71171 95181 1656804 1688928 X WE ARE A BRIDGE TO JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, CONNECTING SURVIVORS WITH PRO BONO REPRESENTATION SO THEY CAN SEEK JUSTICE AND THRIVE. WE USE STRATEGIC LITIGATION, TRADE REMEDIES, AND IMPORT BANS TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FORCED LABOR AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 0 0 544170 66994 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN 2024, HTLC RAMPED UP ITS WORK ON STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND TRADE REMEDIES TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR IN SUPPLY CHAINS. HTLC CONTINUED TO LEAD THE COALITION AGAINST FORCED LABOUR IN TRADE, AN INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF 18 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES JOINTLY ADVOCATING FOR THE ADOPTION OF IMPORT BANS AS A TOOL TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR. HTLC ALSO CONTINUED TO CHAIR THE TARIFF ACT ADVOCATES GROUP, A COALITION OF U.S. ORGANIZATIONS PRESSING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 OF THE U.S. TARIFF ACT. HTLC PUBLISHED AN ANALYSIS OF TWENTY YEARS OF CIVIL TRAFFICKING LITIGATION IN THE FEDERAL COURTS, DRAWING FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF EVERY CIVIL TRAFFICKING CASE EVER FILED UNDER THE FEDERAL TRAFFICKING STATUTES. THAT REPORT, USING CIVIL LITIGATION TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 20 YEARS OF CIVIL LITIGATION UNDER THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT, IDENTIFIED KEY TRENDS IN CIVIL LITIGATION, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON CASES FILED. HTLC CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, PRESSING FEDERAL COURTS TO ORDER AND COLLECT MANDATORY COMPENSATION IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASES. HTLC ALSO COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR-LEADERS, INCLUDING THE HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWS, TO BRING TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS' VOICES INTO HIGH-LEVEL POLICY DISCUSSIONS. 223345 REFERRALS OF TRAFFICKING CASES TO PRO BONO COUNSEL AND DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES: IN 2024, HTLC REFERRED 41 MATTERS TO PRO BONO PARTNERS. PRO BONO REFERRALS INCLUDED CRIMINAL VICTIM-WITNESS, CIVIL, VACATUR/EXPUNGEMENT, TAX, IMMIGRATION, AND FAMILY LAW MATTERS. THESE PRO BONO REFERRALS CONNECTED CLIENTS WITH HIGHLY SKILLED PRO BONO ADVOCATES, LEVERAGING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD LEGAL REPRESENTATION. IN ADDITION TO THESE REFERRALS, HTLC CONTINUED TO GROW ITS IN-HOUSE REPRESENTATION FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN IMMIGRATION AND CRIMINAL VICTIM-WITNESS CASES, PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR MORE THAN THIRTY CLIENTS IN 2024. 52153 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRO BONO ATTORNEYS: HTLC PROVIDED EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MENTORING TO ATTORNEYS HANDLING TRAFFICKING CASES PRO BONO IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO A GENERAL RESOURCE LIBRARY, HTLC CONTINUED TO PROVIDE PRO BONO COUNSEL ACCESS TO DATABASES WITH CASE MATERIALS COLLECTED FROM FEDERAL COURTS. AS OF DECEMBER 2024, THE DATABASE INCLUDED MORE THAN 920 FEDERAL CIVIL TRAFFICKING CASES, WITH MORE THAN 400 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES NATIONWIDE ENJOYING FREE ACCESS TO THE DATABASE. THE ORGANIZATION HELD MONTHLY CIVIL LITIGATION CALLS TO SHARE CASE UPDATES AND BUILD A COMMUNITY OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING CIVIL LITIGATORS.IN 2024, HTLC'S ATTORNEYS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 900 HOURS OF EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS' RIGHTS ATTORNEYS, PRO BONO LAWYERS, CIVIL LITIGATORS, AND IMMIGRATION PRACTITIONERS. PRO BONO COUNSEL, WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM HTLC ATTORNEYS, WON SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES AND CRIMINAL RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. 43089 DATABASE MANAGEMENT: THE DATABASE MANAGEMENT EFFORT SUPPORTS THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER'S WORK ON CRIMINAL RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRO BONO ATTORNEYS ON CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES. 23122 TRAINING OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS: HTLC HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 5,500 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AT LAW FIRMS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. HTLC PROVIDES THESE TRAINING SESSIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES INSTRUCTION FOR PRO BONO ATTORNEYS ON CRIMINAL RESTITUTION FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, REMISSION FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, CIVIL LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, STRATEGIC LITIGATION, AND IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR VICTIMS. HTLC HAS REACHED THOUSANDS MORE ATTORNEYS THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS, NATIONAL WEBINARS, AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES. 3960 ADVOCACY: IN 2024, HTLC CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE APPELLATE ADVOCACY FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, FILING THREE AMICUS BRIEFS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES PENDING IN THE APPELLATE COURTS: ONE IN THE SUPREME COURT, ONE IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, AND ONE PENDING BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR). IN EACH CASE, HTLC FILED THESE AMICUS BRIEFS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PRO BONO COUNSEL. THE ORGANIZATION SPEARHEADED EFFORTS TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS, LEADING THE COALITION AGAINST FORCED LABOUR IN TRADE AND THE TARIFF ACT ADVOCATES GROUP. THESE COALITIONS PRESSED FOR THE UNIVERSAL ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF IMPORT BANS TO BLOCK GOODS TAINTED BY FORCED LABOR FROM ENTERING MARKETS AROUND THE GLOBE. IN ADDITION TO ADVOCATING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE FORCED LABOR PROHIBITIONS UNDER SECTION 307 OF THE TARIFF ACT AND THE UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT, THE ORGANIZATION FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE FOR ALL TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. HTLC CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR POLICIES TO PROTECT DOMESTIC WORKERS TRAFFICKED BY DIPLOMATS. TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: IN 2024, HTLC LAUNCHED THE HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWSHIP TO SUPPORT LABOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS LEADING THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN MAY, HTLC ANNOUNCED THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWS, SEVEN REMARKABLE LEADERS SELECTED FROM A COMPETITIVE FIELD OF EIGHTY-FOUR CANDIDATES. EACH SUCCESSFUL FELLOW IN THE HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWSHIP RECEIVED A TWO-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP, MENTORING, AND A STIPEND TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWS TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON, DC TO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING AND CONDUCT ADVOCACY WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. HTLC CONTINUED TO HAVE SURVIVOR-LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION: ON THE STAFF, ON THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP TEAM, ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS CONSULTANTS, AND ON THE ADVISORY BOARD. 70171 889839 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA CO CT FL IL MA MD MI NC NJ NY OH PA VA WA X X MARTINA VANDENBERG 2028495708 1030 15TH STREET NW 104B WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARTINA E VANDENBERG PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 140000 0 5219 LORELIE MASTERS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN PERATIS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID W RIVKIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 E BENJAMIN SKINNER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN PETERSEN KENNEDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY VIZAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINKY WORDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALAREE MOODEE LOCKMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE LEWIS ALFARO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 6381 0 0 PARDIS MADHAVI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IMA MATUL DIRECTOR AS OF SEPTEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET LEE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105750 0 9407 252131 0 14626 2 0 0 0 0 303676 1171587 253824 1475263 37522 37522 140 0 140 140 140 6359 303676 36514 -30155 -30155 HONORARIUM 900099 2020 2020 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 1578 1578 3598 1486368 0 0 11105 66994 66994 145219 81754 42261 21204 718546 419601 190114 108831 14371 14371 60361 60361 72308 41840 19471 10997 36599 36599 175 175 119622 82391 31418 5813 34742 6010 19570 9162 6283 158 6125 41525 41525 39599 34830 3168 1601 28399 19189 7742 1468 14660 14660 12766 12766 PROGRAM SURVIVOR LEADER 28231 28231 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION 16146 6594 8608 944 MISCELLANEOUS 6027 2678 3336 13 LICENSES AND FEES 5888 40 5848 1162 99569 -124087 25680 1469623 889839 388223 191561 62368 35481 1394039 1516317 230730 148992 563 79 18309 26488 48591 40349 15168 8242 6798 48510 1727975 1784109 66773 49071 4398 46110 71171 95181 X 1400959 1423196 255845 265732 1656804 1688928 1727975 1784109 16745 15379 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 812649 1136208 1105438 1475372 1475263 6004930 812649 1136208 1105438 1475372 1475263 6004930 1212368 4792562 2558 304 1247 11237 37522 52868 1829 2402 3964 13908 3598 25701 6083499 27500 0.78780 0.82820 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,829. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,027. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,714. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,490. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,578. OTHER MISC INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,375. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,250. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 6,667. HONORARIUM - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,751. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,020. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3351 0 0 3351 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN 2024, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER ADVOCATED FOR PASSAGE OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT, FOCUSING ON THE NEED TO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS TRAFFICKED BY DIPLOMATS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRESSED FOR MORE ROBUST ENFORCEMENT OF THE IMPORT BAN FORCED LABOR PROHIBITIONS UNDER SECTION 307 OF THE U.S. TARIFF ACT AND THE UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT (UFLPA). IN MARCH 2024, THE CENTER ORGANIZED A BRIEFING FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS TRADE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORCED LABOR AND IMPORT BANS. THE CENTER, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE TARIFF ACT ADVOCATES GROUP (TAAG), BRIEFED CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF IMPORT PROHIBITIONS AGAINST GOODS MADE WITH FORCED LABOR. THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER ALSO ADVOCATED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE MANIFEST MODERNIZATION ACT TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAND AND AIR CUSTOMS DATA AS A TOOL TO BOLSTER FORCED LABOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO U.S. SUPPLY CHAINS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRESSED INTERNATIONALLY FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF IMPORT BANS TO BLOCK GOODS TAINTED WITH FORCED LABOR FROM ENTERING GLOBAL MARKETS. 22597 14355 8242 25994 25994 0 8242 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 46110 46110 X 2589145 15379 1051059 36514 1102952 1486193 175 175 1486368 2557021 1051059 36514 1087573 1469448 175 175 1469623 PART X, LINE 2: HTLC RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. HTLC BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 36,514. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 36,514. ON MY SIDE CAMPAIGN 310035 303676 6359 76 5492 18707 12239 310035 303676 6359 76 5492 18707 12239 36514 -30155 1 HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWSHIP AND TUITION ASSISTANCE 7 66994 PART I, LINE 2: THE HARRIET TUBMAN FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN A VERY ROBUST COMPETITION. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED 84 APPLICATIONS FROM TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. A SELECTION COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS, ALLIES, AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR-LEADERS REVIEWED THE APPLICATIONS AND CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS. IN ALL, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE INTERVIEWED 15 APPLICANTS AND SELECTED THE 7 FELLOWS FROM THAT APPLICANT POOL. THE ORGANIZATION USED A SET OF CRITERIA IN ALL OF THE INTERVIEWS TO IDENTIFY CANDIDATES WHO WERE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE $500 MONTHLY STIPENDS THAT THE FELLOWS RECEIVE ARE TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY DEVOTE TIME TO THEIR STUDIES. THE FUNDING FOR THE FELLOWS' COURSES IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS. THE ORGANIZATION STAYS IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE FELLOWS THROUGH MONTHLY MEETINGS AND CHECK-INS. THESE MEETINGS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONFIRM THAT THE FELLOWS ARE TAKING THE COURSES FUNDED BY THE FELLOWSHIP. IF A FELLOW DROPS A CLASS, THE FUNDS ARE REIMBURSED TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER. FELLOWS OCCASIONALLY DO CONSULTING FOR THE ORGANIZATION (SUCH AS SPEAKING AT EVENTS). FOR THESE OCCASIONAL ENGAGEMENTS, THEY RECEIVE CONSULTING FEES FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THESE FEES ARE SEPARATE AND UNRELATED TO THE STIPENDS. X 2 253824 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990. IT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN Q1 EACH YEAR AND MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THE BOARD. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOLLOWS UP EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A CONSULTING FIRM WAS HIRED TO RUN A COMPARISON SURVEY AND CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF HTLC SALARIES. THIS CONSULTANT MET WITH STAFF, THE BOARD CHAIR, AND THE BOARD TREASURER TO DEVELOP A LIST OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THEY CONSIDERED MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND SIZE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HTLC USED THIS SURVEY TO DECIDE ON THE COMPENSATION FOR HTLC'S PRESIDENT. THIS STUDY AND BOARD DECISION WAS DONE IN MAY 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR PROCESS OF SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.