A Message from the CEO
Dear Friend,
This year, we’ve been facing one of the biggest challenges in our 35-year history, and I want to thank you for standing by our side as we work to protect our country’s most valuable resource – our kids. In response to growing concerns about online data security, many technology companies are adopting a strategy called end-to-end encryption that could have dire consequences for millions of children being sexually abused and having horrific images of their abuse shared online.
We’ve received more than 61 million reports since 1998 to our CyberTipline of suspected child sexual abuse material, online enticement, child sex trafficking, child sexual molestation and other crimes, including more than 16.9 million reports this year alone. With end-to-end encryption, we estimate more than half of these reports would simply vanish, never making it into the hands of law enforcement.
End-to-end encryption would provide data security but, in the process, also prevent technology companies or any third party from detecting sexual abuse of children occurring on their platforms. Access to information about these crimes through our CyberTipline is often the only way for law enforcement to know they’re happening and rescue the children.
This passionate privacy debate has awakened the nation to what we see at NCMEC everyday: an explosion in child sexual exploitation on the internet. The Justice Department held a summit this year on the issue, new laws are being debated and survivors have added their voices.
Just as it has developed innovative ways to help sexually exploited and missing children, we’re calling on the technology industry to implement solutions that enhance consumer privacy while prioritizing child safety.
Every day, I attend meetings with my staff to discuss issues like end-to-end encryption and its impact on our children’s safety. I’m grateful for your support because it allows us to speak up for children and to fight to make sure our country is a safer place for them to learn, play and grow.
John F. Clark
President and CEO
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
OUR MISSION
Finding Missing Children
Assisted in
29,000
missing children cases
Distributed
19,984
posters of missing children
Team Adam assisted in
116
critical or long-term
missing child cases
Prevent Victimization
Reviewed
11,798
child sex
trafficking reports
Worked with law enforcement partners
to confirm
1,336
attempted abductions
Trained
6,207
new professionals for
our family advocacy outreach network
Outreach
Completed
267
in-person events
Distributed over
350,000
prevention resources
Financials
| Year ended December 31, 2019 | Without Donor Restrictions | With Donor Restrictions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue and Other Support | |||
| Government contracts and grants | $35,730,478 | $ — | $35,730,478 |
| Contributions | 10,561,336 | 1,460,032 | 12,021,368 |
| Special events, net of direct benefit costs of $1,207,085 | 1,967,667 | — | 1,967,667 |
| Investment loss | 4,635,459 | — | 4,635,459 |
| Other income | 201,987 | — | 201,987 |
| Change in value of unitrust agreement | — | 4,473 | 4,473 |
| Net assets released from restrictions: | — | — | — |
| Satisfaction of program restrictions | 1,228,369 | -1,228,369 | — |
| Satisfaction of time restrictions | 539,583 | -539,583 | — |
| Total Revenue and Support | 54,864,879 | -303,447 | 54,561,432 |
| Operating Expenses | |||
| Program services: | |||
| Community outreach | 5,922,449 | — | 5,922,449 |
| Missing child case management | 14,587,611 | — | 14,587,611 |
| Information and case analysis | 11,566,837 | — | 11,566,837 |
| Training | 998,303 | — | 998,303 |
| Exploited child case management | 10,962,075 | — | 10,962,075 |
| Total Program Services | 44,037,275 | — | 44,037,275 |
| Supporting Services: | |||
| Management and general | 1,116,210 | — | 1,116,210 |
| Fundraising | 3,635,874 | — | 3,635,874 |
| Total Supporting Services | 4,752,084 | — | 4,752,084 |
| Total Operating Expenses | 48,789,359 | — | 48,789,359 |
| Change in Net Assets from Operations | 6,075,520 | -303,447 | 5,772,073 |
| Non-Operating Expense | |||
| Change in post employment benefit liability | -215,327 | — | -215,327 |
| Total Change in Net Assets | 5,860,193 | -303,447 | 5,556,746 |
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 38,770,271 | 1,554,014 | 40,324,285 |
| Net Assets, end of year | $44,630,464 | $1,250,567 | $45,881,031 |
Only 9.74% of expenses are spent on Fundraising, Management and General Expenses. NCMEC's commitment to transparency and financial accountability has earned it Charity Navigator's highest 4 Star rating.
2019 Board of Directors
Board Chair
The Honorable Karen Tandy
Public Policy Executive
Pennie Abramson
Philanthropist
John W. Arnos Sr.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Michael Breslin
LexisNexis Special Services, Inc.
Robbie Callaway†
FirstPIC, Inc.
Manus Cooney†
American Continental Group
Sharon Cooper, M.D.
Developmental & Forensic Pediatrics, PA
Antigone Davis
Facebook, Inc.
Lisa Davis
Intel
Chair-Elect
Revé Walsh
Co-Founder, NCMEC
The Honorable Dennis DeConcini †
U.S. Senator (Retired)
Matthew Foosaner
Spectrum Enterprise
Vincent P. Giuliano
Marketing Expert
Andre Hollis
Tiger International Advisors
Richard Kolodziej †
Zenergy Advisors
Meghan Latcovich
The McCain Institute
Don McGowan
Pokémon Company
Tim Murphy
Consortium
Chris Nelson
Old Navy
† Previous Board Chair
Vice-Chair
Jon Grosso
Kohl's, Inc.
John Penn II
Adobe
Leonard Pfeiffer IV
Leonard Pfeiffer & Company
Kristi Remington
West Front Strategies LLC
Steve Salem
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
Susannah Schaefer
Charles B. Wang Foundation
The Honorable Regina Schofield
Battelle Education
Emily Vacher
Philanthropist
John Walsh
Co-Founder, NCMEC
Patty Wetterling †
Child Advocate