Youcanfreeus Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

Anti-human trafficking rescue and rehabilitation: youcanfreeus continued its mission to prevent human trafficking by rescuing and restoring survivors through comprehensive rehabilitation services. During 2025, the organization participated in 10 new rescue operations, providing immediate intervention and ongoing care to trafficking survivors. A total of 125 beneficiaries received trauma-informed counseling, case management, medical care, nutritional support, education, vocational assistance, and reintegration services designed to help survivors achieve long-term independence. The rescue & rehabilitation program also provided 51,336 nutritious meals throughout the year. Udaan child development & women's empowerment program: through its udaan child development centers, youcanfreeus served 1,167 women and children by providing education, nutritional support, child development, life-skills training, and community care. The program also equipped women and mothers with vocational skills through beautician and tailoring training, creating opportunities for sustainable employment and economic independence. During 2025, the udaan program provided 252,912 nutritious meals to children and families participating in the program. Community outreach and prevention programs: youcanfreeus served 2,557 beneficiaries through community-based prevention initiatives designed to reduce vulnerability to human trafficking. Programs included medical outreach and awareness activities in red-light districts, school-based trafficking prevention education, border rescue operations, and anti-human trafficking awareness and apprehension training conducted in partnership with india's border security force (bsf). During 2025, the organization also expanded its nutritional outreach by supporting children with disabilities at mother teresa's orphanage home, providing 16,740 meals. Additional nutritional support included 480 meals for caregivers and 89 meals served during program events and celebrations. During 2025, youcanfreeus directly served 3,849 beneficiaries through integrated anti-human trafficking, child development, women's empowerment, nutrition, and community outreach programs throughout india. Program accomplishments included conducting 10 rescue operations, providing comprehensive rehabilitation services to trafficking survivors, serving women and children through udaan child development centers, delivering vocational training in beautician services and tailoring, expanding community outreach and trafficking prevention education, strengthening partnerships with india's border security force, and launching nutritional support for children with disabilities at mother teresa's orphanage home. Across all program services, youcanfreeus provided a total of 321,557 nutritious meals, including 252,912 meals through the udaan program, 51,336 meals through the rescue & rehabilitation program, 16,740 meals to children with disabilities at mother teresa's orphanage home, 480 caregiver meals, and 89 meals served during program events and celebrations. These integrated programs advanced the organization's mission to prevent human trafficking, rescue and restore survivors, empower vulnerable women and children, and strengthen communities through education, nutrition, vocational training, awareness, and long-term rehabilitation.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 83%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $18.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -11.1%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 17.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings