EIN 45-3531020

Real Escape from The Sex Trade

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
76
Year formed
2011
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Real Escape From the Sex Trade exists to provide pathways to freedom, safety, and hope for victims of sex trafficking and people involved in the sex trade in Seattle and beyond. Its community services provide trauma-informed person-centered case management and housing support while the community advocate team provides culturally appropriate and responsive care to survivors. The Pathways Services Center includes enrichment services and the REST Economic and Leadership Empowerment Academy, where clients can access basic needs like food and clothing as well as resources through referrals.
Also known as...
Rest
Total revenues
$4,604,663
2023
Total expenses
$4,084,488
2023
Total assets
$1,500,846
2023
Num. employees
76
2023

Program areas at Real Escape from The Sex Trade

Rest emergency services includes our 24/7 hotline and an emergency shelter. the hotline served 352 individuals with 2,973 calls and texts over the year. Through the hotline, we can provide emotional support and safety planning, help survivors connect to the services they need, and screen them for admittance to the emergency receiving center shelter. the shelter consists of 7 individual bedrooms for adult female-identified individuals who have experienced the Sex Trade. It is a low barrier shelter where guests can stay for 30 days with the possibility of extending their stay to 60 or 90 days. In fy 2023, rest provided 56 unique individuals with 2,079 bed nights.
the pathways services center includes our enrichment services, behavioral health, and the rest economic and leadership empowerment academy. Enrichment services allows space for clients to access basic needs, such as food, clothing, and a connect them to resources through referrals and access to our computer center. They are also invited to engage in community workshops and appointments that foster growth towards life skills and self-identified goals. the behavioral health program provides access to group workshops on substance use and individualized care for those experience substance abuse. the academy offers job readiness training, internships, and employment services. In fy 2023, enrichment services served 152 unique individuals with 971 visits, behavioral health, engaged with 67 clients and held 25 group sessions, and the academy supported 19 clients with job readiness training and 58 clients with employment assistance.
Our community services provides trauma-informed person-centered case management and housing support to rest's clients. the community advocate team provides culturally appropriate and responsive care to youth, adults and senior survivors of the Sex Trade by assisting them in accessing resources to aid them in their individualized goals. Housing services assists survivors of the Sex Trade to access and maintain safe and stable housing. This program includes financial assistance that can pay for application fees, move-in costs, rental assistance, and/or past landlord debt, as well as graduated financial assistance to move into housing and then transition to greater life skills and financial responsibility while living in their own home. the rest houses provide independent shared housing to all genders of single adults that have experienced labor trafficking, Sex trafficking, or the Sex Trade. In fy 2023, the advocate team assisted 91 clients with attaining 209 goals. the housing team supported 107 clients to apply for housing, gain housing, and prevent eviction. Rest house, provided 14 clients with 1,736 bed nights

Grants made by Real Escape from The Sex Trade

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Seattle Against SlaveryData Management for Text Outreach$73,207

Who funds Real Escape from The Sex Trade

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$175,473
International Rescue Committee (IRC)Refugee Programs$167,525
The Jensen ProjectTo Provide Pathways To Freedom, Safety, and Hope for Victims of Sex Trafficking and People Involved in the Sex Trade.$120,000
...and 24 more grants received totalling $1,148,112

Personnel at Real Escape from The Sex Trade

NameTitleCompensation
Linaya BunburyInterim Chief Executive Officer$0
Amanda HightowerExecutive Director$149,896
Gina CittadiniDirector of Operations$122,099
Sophia DuusDirector of Finance$78,069
Shama HikedDirector of Philanthropy and Marketing
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for Real Escape from The Sex Trade

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,585,093
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$14,332
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$5,238
Total revenues$4,604,663

Form 990s for Real Escape from The Sex Trade

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-12-04990View PDF
2022-062022-12-12990View PDF
2021-062022-07-19990View PDF
2020-062021-04-27990View PDF
2019-062020-08-13990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
September 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $175,473 from American Online Giving Foundation
February 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 6, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $108,550 from Atlas Freedom
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenAbuse preventionCrime and law
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
4215 Rainier Ave S Ste B
Seattle, WA 98118
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County
King County, WA
Website URL
iwantrest.com/ 
Phone
(425) 395-4691
IRS details
EIN
45-3531020
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2011
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I70: Protection Against, Prevention of Neglect, Abuse, Exploitation
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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