Not Abandoned

What Not Abandoned does

Not Abandoned is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 91-1470478) founded in 2008 by Jeff McKinley and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. The organization operates a portfolio of permanent in-country centers delivering trauma-informed care to exploited women and vulnerable children. Its core programs include Freedom Centers in Pattaya and Korat (Thailand) and Algeciras (Spain), and Ability Centers in Morocco's Guelmim Region supporting children with disabilities. Services span counseling, job skills training, employment placement, small business education, language classes, health support, prevention programming in 10 schools and villages in Northeast Thailand, and disability therapy. Cumulative impact includes 5,500+ women supported on a path out of exploitation and 4,715+ lives directly impacted in a single recent year. The organization also runs awareness and capacity-building programs (Empower Training workshops, Compass online courses, REDLIGHT volunteer trips) and an annual Elevate Freedom virtual activity challenge.

The organization does not operate on a technology platform; its underlying "technology" consists of trained local staff, permanent physical facilities, and standard nonprofit SaaS (Bloomerang/Qgiv for donation processing, Charity Footprints for activity tracking). Revenue is generated through individual donations (one-time and Sustain Community recurring monthly gifts at $25/$50/$75), Restore Partner Club sponsorships at $40/month, foundation and corporate grants (Carlson Family Foundation, Pinkerton, Woodson, Clark Family Trust, Kozek, Fujita Trust, Pennington, N2 Gives), corporate matching gift programs (Microsoft, Costco, Boeing, Amazon, Starbucks, Expedia), training program fees ($35 Empower Training, REDLIGHT trips at $2,300 + airfare), and merchandise sales via The Freedom Shop. An 83% program expense ratio is reported. Distribution is direct-to-donor through website donations, the giving community, fundraising events, and volunteer travel; beneficiary services are delivered in-person at field centers. Operating geographies span Southeast Asia (Thailand) and EMEA (Spain, Morocco), with a tripartite US/Thailand/Spain governance board.

Name

Not Abandoned

Legal name

Not Abandoned

Website

https://notabandoned.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Not Abandoned is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating permanent Freedom Centers in Thailand and Spain and Ability Centers in Morocco, delivering trauma-informed counseling, job training, employment placement, and prevention programming to exploited women and children with disabilities, funded primarily through individual donations, foundation grants, and corporate matching.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services / Anti-Trafficking Nonprofit

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking nonprofit
• Trauma-informed care
• Humanitarian aid services
• Women empowerment programs
• Disability rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, with monthly Sustain Community giving programs and Restore Partner Club subscriptions at $40/month. Donations fund trauma-informed counseling, job training, and emergency assistance programs.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Grants and donations from foundations including Carlson Family Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, Woodson Family Foundation, Clark Family Trust, Kozek Family Foundation, Fujita Trust, and Pennington Foundation. Financial support for specific programmatic work in Thailand, Spain, and Morocco.
3. Employer Matching Programs: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match employee donations. Companies mentioned include Microsoft, Costco, Boeing, Amazon, Starbucks, and Expedia. Additional volunteer hour matching from companies like Microsoft.
4. Training Program Fees: Revenue from in-person Empower Training workshops ($35 per person) and online Compass training platform subscriptions. REDLIGHT volunteer trips generate revenue at $2,300 per participant plus airfare.
5. Merchandise Sales: Sales of branded merchandise through the Freedom Shop and online storefront (thefreedomshop.org), including Elevate Freedom campaign apparel and accessories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Not Abandoned is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating permanent Freedom Centers in Thailand and Spain that deliver trauma-informed counseling, job skills training, employment placement, small business education, and community reintegration to women exploited in the sex industry. It also operates Ability Centers in Morocco providing medical and rehabilitative care for children with disabilities, and runs supporter-engagement programs including Empower Training workshops, Compass online courses, REDLIGHT volunteer trips, and recurring giving communities.

Product overview

Not Abandoned is a nonprofit organization operating a portfolio of interconnected programs focused on empowering freedom for exploited women and vulnerable children. The core offerings include Freedom Centers (trauma-informed holistic care facilities in Thailand and Spain) and Ability Centers (disability care centers in Morocco). Supporting programs include Empower Training (in-person training), Compass Trainings (online education platform), REDLIGHT Outreach (volunteer immersion trips), Sustain Community (monthly giving), Restore Partner Club (sponsorship program), Freedom Shop (merchandise), Elevate Freedom Campaign (virtual activity fundraiser), and the expanding Freedom Center with in-house cafe and bakery. The organization does not offer a software product but rather delivers direct service programs focused on trauma-informed counseling, job skills training, employment placement, prevention education, and community reintegration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Empower Training: A one-day training opportunity for anyone passionate about freedom to learn about trafficking and exploitation realities and gain tools to help.
• REDLIGHT Training & Outreach
• Sustain Community
• Compass Empowerment Trainings
• Elevate Freedom
• Restore Partner Club

Products and services

• Freedom Centers Trauma-informed holistic care centers providing counseling, job skills training, employment placement, small business education, language classes, health support, and safe community reintegration for women exploited in the sex industry. Operates in Pattaya and Korat (Thailand) and Algeciras (Spain).
• Ability Centers Care centers in southern Morocco providing essential medical and rehabilitative care, physical and occupational therapy, at-home wellness education, and community support for children with disabilities and their families.
• Empower Training One-day interactive in-person training program on human trafficking and exploitation awareness, taught by experienced practitioners. Covers trauma-informed care, global/local exploitation connections, prostitution tourism, trafficking hotspots, and community action strategies. $35 per person including lunch and materials.
• Compass Trainings Online self-paced educational platform with courses on trafficking and exploitation, understanding worldviews, sustainability, and women's empowerment. Includes classes on Thailand's sex industry history, Spain's trafficking dynamics, trauma-informed care, and best practices for sustainable anti-trafficking work.
• REDLIGHT Outreach Program Two-week hands-on outreach opportunity in Pattaya, Thailand combining 3 days of intensive training with daily outreach to exploited women in brothels and sex tourism districts and team debrief sessions. Cost is $2,300 plus airfare.
• Sustain Community Monthly Giving Recurring monthly giving program with tiers at $25, $50, and $75 per month enabling donors to provide consistent support for women and children in recovery, funding ongoing counseling, training, and long-term care.
• Restore Partner Club Monthly sponsorship program at $40/month providing a night of outreach to brothels, an afternoon of prevention programming, entrepreneurial training, or support for mother-child reunification. Includes exclusive quarterly surprise gifts from the organization.
• The Freedom Shop Merchandise store selling branded items including Elevate Freedom campaign apparel (t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats, stickers, water bottles). Proceeds support the organization's freedom and restoration programs.
• Elevate Freedom Campaign Annual virtual activity challenge in which participants walk, run, bike, or hike to raise funds for trauma-informed care, vocational training, and healing programs. Includes Elevate Play program for children. Registration: Adult $35, Teen $20, Child 12 and under FREE.
• Freedom Center Cafe & Bakery In-house business at the Pattaya Freedom Center providing real-world employment opportunities for students transitioning out of exploitation in a trauma-safe environment. Offers locally sourced coffee, pastries, and a community library.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,500+ women supported on path out of exploitation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Overlake Christian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor church partner providing volunteer support, financial contributions, and venue hosting for Empower Training events in Redmond, WA. Jeff McKinley served as mission pastor before founding Not Abandoned.
• Ward ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting global projects addressing poverty, social injustice, and exploited communities.
• Moroccan GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership to train Moroccan therapists and oversee care centers for children with disabilities. Expanding to 3 new centers in previously unserved region. Received positive government evaluation affirming program success.
• Thai FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal non-profit entity for Not Abandoned operations in Thailand. Ying Fulton serves as Vice Chairman. Enables local governance and legal operations.
• Guardia Civil (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish law enforcement partnership for trafficking response. Centro has mutual trust and support with local Guardia Civil who pledge commitment to assist with serious threats and legal filings.
• Local Schools (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 10 local schools and villages in Korat for prevention programs. Provides direct access to at-risk youth for trafficking prevention education.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Destiny Rescue: Anti-trafficking organization with significant Southeast Asia operations and a focus on rescuing and restoring children and young women from sexual exploitation. Comparable peer given similar Christian-rooted mission, survivor aftercare focus, and country program structure.
• A21: Global anti-trafficking nonprofit operating reach, rescue, and restore programs across 14 countries including Thailand, Spain, and Greece. Highly comparable peer given similar combination of frontline survivor services, prevention education, and country-wide centers serving exploited women.
• Shared Hope International: US-based nonprofit focused on the sex trafficking of women and children, providing survivor care coordination, prevention training, and policy advocacy. Direct peer given overlapping focus on trafficking recovery plus the Empower Training-style awareness curriculum model.
• The Exodus Road: Operates investigation-driven anti-trafficking programs in Thailand, the Philippines, Latin America, and India with volunteer engagement. Comparable peer given overlapping field geography (Thailand especially) and similar grassroots donor/volunteer-driven model.
• New Friends New Life: US-based organization serving women and girls affected by sex trafficking and exploitation through long-term trauma-informed recovery, vocational training, and advocacy. Direct peer given shared long-walk-alongside model and emphasis on employment placement over quick rescue.
• Agape International: Operates anti-trafficking programs in Cambodia with survivor restoration, prevention education, and vocational training — a comparable niche structure combining awareness training (Empower equivalent), Freedom Center-style restoration, and small business support.
• Chab Dai Coalition: Thailand-based coalition coordinating anti-trafficking organizations and providing survivor aftercare in Cambodia and Thailand. Regional peer highly comparable given overlap in Korat and Pattaya service geography plus cooperative rather than duplicative model.
• Selah Freedom: Florida and California-based anti-trafficking organization providing comprehensive survivor services and prevention training comparable to Not Abandoned's combination of direct outreach, education (Empower Training equivalent), and social enterprise.

Broad incumbents

• Free The Slaves: Global anti-trafficking organization working on prevention, policy, and survivor support across multiple countries. Comparable given multi-country direct-service plus training/curriculum delivery model similar to Compass and Empower.
• International Justice Mission: Largest anti-trafficking organization in the world operating rescue and restoration programs across Southeast Asia (including Thailand), Latin America, and Africa. Directly comparable peer given Not Abandoned's trafficking survivor recovery focus and multi-country footprint, though IJM operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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