Nihonmachi Legal Outreach Dba Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

What it reported doing in 2024

Human traffickingpreying on the desperation and dreams of vulnerable immigrants around the world, human traffickers lure their victims to the u.s. With false promises and tales ofliving the american dream. Most victims are pulled to the u.s. By the hope ofopportunity and pushed from their home country by the lack of the same chances ofmaking a better life for themselves and their loved ones. But once in the u.s., theexperiences of these individuals are strikingly similar: abuse, threats of violenceand retaliation, elimination of personal liberty and free agency, and dehumanizingtreatment that crushes the dignity, self esteem, and self worth of the victim. For the fortunate few that are able to escape their trafficking situations, these men, women, and children all too often deal with seemingly insurmountable challenges of daily survival: they are in a foreign land, unable to speak english, terrified of police and immigration, no knowledge about available help or resources, and little or no money or even any idea about where they will be sleeping that night.the anti-trafficking project of api legal outreach serves these needs. We providelegal representation to these individuals to stabilize their immigration status, protect and advocate for them during the ensuing criminal investigation andprosecution, and work with our sister agencies in the asian anti-traffickingcollaborative (aatc) to provide them with a place to live, medical help, aidobtaining refugee benefits, counseling, as well as job training and placement forthe future.api legal outreach is the only legal organization in the entire state of California that provides comprehensive legal services to victims of human trafficking. The u.s. Department of justice has recognized our collaborative, holistic approach, selecting aatc as one of only 3 programs in the entire country to be replicated on a national basis.the trade in human bodies is overwhelming in scope and there is a tremendous amountof work and advocacy that must be done to try to reach and eliminate the source ofhuman trafficking as well as ensure the safety and well-being of victims. Therefore, in addition to our legal work, we use a multi-level strategy in our anti-traffickingproject to deal with the numerous issues involved in human trafficking through theprovision of technical assistance and trainings, policy and legislative advocacy atlocal, state, and federal levels, and continuing community education and outreach tosister agencies and the general public.by the numbers:** 200: the number of men, women, and children survivors of human trafficking thathave been served by api legal outreach's anti-trafficking project and the asiananti-trafficking collaborative (aatc)** 15+: the number of different countries of origin of survivors in the greater bay area served by aatc. These countries include: china, egypt, guatemala, honduras, india, indonesia, japan, kenya, korea, malaysia, mexico, nigeria, philippines, russia, taiwan, thailand, and others.** 2: age of our youngest survivor** 63: age of our oldest survivormore than 50% of the cases involved forced labor other than sex trafficking, such asdomestic servitude, restaurant work, servile marriage, and even professionaloccupations such as nursing and teaching.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 3.5%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings