Terebinth Refuge

What it reported doing in 2025

Transitional - the transitional program is the fourth phase of programming. This is an opportunity for the women to live in a separate home with more independence, but still work with some staff and case management support. In this home, women are either working in the community or attending school, saving, and planning for full independence which is their next step. 5 women have left terebinth refuge into stable housing and employment during 2025. During 2025, we witnessed an increase in length of stay at terebinth refuge and had 4 women move into the transitional program. Prior to this, there had been a "dry" spell at the transition house, with no occupants between 2022-2023 and 1 in 2024. There are women who choose to graduate from shelter and move into independence without transitional programming. Transition gives the women a chance to practice and save money, increasing success and stability. We attribute some of this year's success to our in-house therapist, who had the opportunity to increase her skills and train the advocates in working with higher levels of trauma such as familial trafficking. All the survivors have benefited from these skills learned. We took in fewer women this year due to financial concerns and limited our number of intakes in the fall.aftercare/outreach: the purpose of the aftercare program is to provide collaborative support and programming to past residents of the organization and assist them toward sustainable independence. This is accomplished through mentorship, coaching, advocacy, and education. Aftercare seeks to build on the past resident's strengths and skills turning survivors into survivor leaders. Aftercare is a survivor led program and is assisted by the organization's staff and case management. 5 residents received aftercare services upon exiting the shelter program. 16 regularly participated in aftercare programming with an average stability score of 7.73 out of 9.0.the outreach program is to connect with organizations, collaborative partners, and community members to offer education and resources for victims of sex trafficking and or sexual exploitation, along with increasing community awareness of the issue. Presentations, classes and intentional relationship building are some of the ways this will be accomplished.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 69.3%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -19%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings