National Center on Sexual Exploitation

What it reported doing in 2024

Public policy ncose's public policy team aims to defend dignity and combat sexploitation through political advocacy at the national and state levels with bi-partisan support of all legislative solutions. Our task is both offensive and defensive: we must work to educate congress and state legislatures, so policymakers produce legislation that prevents sexual exploitation and protects its victims. As often, ncose is compelled to combat bad initiatives that would, for example, increase sex trafficking by expanding the commercial sex trade a real fight we've faced (and won) since 2018. Ncose is establishing a complete library of the best model legislation in america to stop sexual exploitation. We are growing our effort and are proactively engaged in the congress and various state legislatures to promote our legislation and turn back initiatives of our opponents. This includes, cleaning up the internet by holding on-line providers and platforms accountable harm the facilitate and creating policies that decriminalize victims of sexual exploitation while increasing accountability for those who do the harm pimps/traffickers and sex buyers. Ncose assists legislators and interest groups, on a national and local level, working to improve their legislative proposals. This includes providing model sexually-oriented business laws, internet filtering laws, model rico laws, optimal prostitution legislation, nude dancing regulations, massage parlor ordinances, obscenity laws, child sexual abuse material laws, and laws harmful to minors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.4%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 76.7%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 26.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings