International Justice Mission

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Summary

Slavery still exists. Every day, countless people are trafficked into slavery, as slave owners make a profit off their vulnerability. We work with local justice officials, community partners, advocates and people like you to end it for good.

International Justice Mission is a global organization with a solution to end it. We partner with local authorities in 24 program offices in 14 countries to combat slavery, violence against women and children, and police abuse of power against people who are poor.


Contact information

Mailing address:
International Justice Mission
PO Box 96961
Washington, DC 20090-6961

Website: ijm.org

Phone: (703) 465-5495

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 541722887

CEO/President: Gary Haugen

Chairman: James Abraham

Board size: 12

Founder: Gary Haugen

Ruling year: 1995

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:


Purpose

Our vision is to rescue millions, protect half a billion and make justice unstoppable.


Mission statement

IJM's mission is to protect people in poverty from violence by rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts.


Statement of faith

IJM is a non-sectarian community of faith that works with all people to seek justice on behalf of all people regardless of race, religion, creed or any other status.

As a faith community, IJM's core of full-time staff intentionally draw strength and unity from their common commitment to the teachings of Jesus Christ and from their communion of daily prayer and spiritual disciplines. Accordingly, IJM staff seeks colleagues who embrace and contribute to the spiritual community through shared Christian conviction and practice. As Mother Theresa did in Kolkata, IJM seeks to provide a common platform for all people of good will to serve the needy, while also building a core community who share her fundamental convictions of Christian faith and practice.

Accordingly, IJM asks applicants seeking to join IJM's core community of full-time staff to submit a Statement of Faith describing their Christian faith and its relevance to their interest in serving with IJM. It is generally helpful for an applicant to provide insight into his/her own journey of faith and as well as current spiritual disciplines. As with any such society of faith, SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes provision for employment along lines of shared religious convictions.

Articles

7/31/2023International Justice Mission Fights Trafficking for 25 Years
7/18/2023Troubling 'Rescues' of West African Children by International Justice Mission
4/14/2021MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT: International Justice Mission (IJM)
4/13/2021Anti-Sex Trafficking Organizations: Where Does the Money Go?

Donor confidence score

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Transparency grade

C

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Anti-Trafficking

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating1096 of 139119 of 22
Fund acquisition rating1119 of 139119 of 22
Resource allocation rating1179 of 139119 of 22
Asset utilization rating524 of 139210 of 22

According to the organization's Form 990, it received $2,345,390 in government grants in 2025.

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Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
7%14%16%14%20%15%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
7%14%15%14%20%15%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
97%98%98%100%99%100%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
8%16%17%14%16%16%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
3%2%2%0%1%0%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
83%69%71%69%68%67%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
96%86%91%100%128%91%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
76%60%64%69%87%60%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
4%14%9%0%-28%9%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
6%31%26%1%-26%26%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
10%14%12%17%17%17%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.051.141.391.760.631.50
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.511.171.271.481.281.26
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.561.341.762.590.811.88
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
14.604.173.633.502.773.43
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.060.240.280.290.360.29
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.846.834.933.309.444.52
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
7%40%48%55%46%40%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
88%52%38%26%85%40%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20252024202320222021
Cash$65,220,465$51,023,725$34,712,216$38,293,462$46,980,904
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$8,414,629$9,898,636$10,578,388$5,517,404$3,770,811
Short-term investments$9,945,688$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$83,580,782$60,922,361$45,290,604$43,810,866$50,751,715
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$2,109,842$2,847,980$2,468,940$3,857,723$3,942,668
Other long-term assets$12,026,272$13,392,850$19,061,755$8,399,327$9,027,243
Total long-term assets$14,136,114$16,240,830$21,530,695$12,257,050$12,969,911
Total assets$97,716,896$77,163,191$66,821,299$56,067,916$63,721,626
 
Liabilities20252024202320222021
Payables and accrued expenses$14,416,570$14,558,002$11,607,559$13,494,180$10,586,252
Other current liabilities$5,614,742$2,222,312$1,342,363$2,332,765$4,222,192
Total current liabilities$20,031,312$16,780,314$12,949,922$15,826,945$14,808,444
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$19,471,383$19,935,107$23,878,173$10,104,201$10,978,186
Total long-term liabilities$19,471,383$19,935,107$23,878,173$10,104,201$10,978,186
Total liabilities$39,502,695$36,715,421$36,828,095$25,931,146$25,786,630
 
Net assets20252024202320222021
Without donor restrictions$43,846,987$21,440,934$5,557,205$9,361,025$8,559,966
With donor restrictions$14,367,214$19,006,836$24,435,999$20,775,745$29,375,030
Net assets$58,214,201$40,447,770$29,993,204$30,136,770$37,934,996
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20252024202320222021
Total contributions$127,220,548$116,234,757$117,606,114$27,624,976$104,981,708
Program service revenue$450,397$74,587$379,074$173,683$206,914
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$2,601,699$1,298,219$514,878($11,837)$5,265
Other revenue($340,705)$561,794($768,769)($8,114)($62,144)
Total other revenue$2,711,391$1,934,600$125,183$153,732$150,035
Total revenue$129,931,939$118,169,357$117,731,297$27,778,708$105,131,743
 
Expenses20252024202320222021
Program services$77,594,769$76,151,422$80,945,644$24,129,451$63,580,189
Management and general$16,163,802$13,262,367$20,069,512$5,884,598$16,233,103
Fundraising$17,963,965$18,085,754$16,435,005$5,562,885$15,524,740
Total expenses$111,722,536$107,499,543$117,450,161$35,576,934$95,338,032
 
Change in net assets20252024202320222021
Surplus (deficit)$18,209,403$10,669,814$281,136($7,798,226)$9,793,711
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$18,209,403$10,669,814$281,136($7,798,226)$9,793,711

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Gary HaugenCEO$406,590
Biju MathewRegional Vp, Strategy & Operations$361,173
Shawn KohlCountry Director, Romania$359,604
Andrey SawchenkoReg. Vp, Forced Labor Slavery Hub$314,168
William Bill MaddoxSpecialist, Cap Build. & Cons. Act.$291,315
Stacy McMahanCFO$280,261
Eric HaCAO (thru 12/2024)$267,610
Blair BurnsChief Partnerships Officer$259,388
Bill ClarkChief Resources Officer$247,234
Barry Bonso-BruceCIO$242,415
Saju MathewRegional President, South Asia$242,295
Sharon Cohn WuReg. Pres., North America$233,692
Christa SharpeReg. Pres, Asia Pacific (thru 01/25)$229,757
Pablo Villeda Ortiz - RegPres., Latin America (thru 01/25)$216,643
Brad TwedtCro & Gen. Counsel (as of 05/24)$195,237
Jacob SimsDir., Advocacy & Pships (thru 05/24)$150,580
Deanna MalmquistManager, Global Gov. & Compliance$150,353
Nick Dawe - Glob DirTreas & Fin. Sys (as of 04/24)$108,764
Jeannie Rose BarksdaleVP, General Counsel (thru 04/24)$75,421

Compensation data as of: 3/31/2025


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History

1994: Gary Haugen led the U.N. investigation in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Upon his return to the United States, Gary pursued plans to create an organization focused on confronting violence against the poor.
1997: Gary and a small team launch International Justice Mission.
2000: IJM opens its first long-term field office in Mumbai, India to help rescue women and girls trafficked into the commercial sex trade.
2001: IJM's first conviction, a rapist is brought to justice after assaulting a young girl.
2001: IJM hosts its first Global Prayer Gathering.
2008: The IJM team hits 300 staff members.
2010: External auditors find the availability of minors for sex has plummeted by 79% after four years of IJM partnership with local authorities in Cebu, Philippines.
2011: IJM partners with authorities in Chennai, India for our largest rescue operation to date, freeing more than 500 from lives of slavery in a brick kiln.
2013: IJM is invited by the government of Guatemala to grain all officials overseeing trials of sexual assault in the districts where we work.
2013: IJM welcomes our 1,000th intern.
2013: IJM Supporters around the world send more than a thousand letters of encouragement to Collins, an innocent man being held in a Kenyan prison.
2014: Oxford University Press launches The Locust Effect, written by Gary Haugen and Victor Boutros. The book is a call to action to protect the poor from violence.
2014: IJM grows to more than 600 full-time staff worldwide. 96% of staff are national of the countries where they serve.


Program accomplishments

Please visit www.ijm.org/studies for information about our program accomplishments.


Needs

IJM has communicated the following needs:

Please visit www.ijm.org/get-involved for a comprehensive listing of all current needs.