Polly Klaas Foundation
Polly Klaas Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
The Polly Klaas Foundation is committed to the recovery of missing children and the promotion of child abduction prevention programs. It offers a 24/7 hotline 365 days a year, comprehensive child-find services with professional caseworkers and prevention/education tools including Child Safety Kits and Internet Safety Kits.
About
Response Department Casework Services -The Polly Klaas Foundation has assisted over 10,000 families and hundreds of law enforcement agencies in their search for missing and abducted children. Since inception we have seen an overwhelming majority of those children return home safely. The Response Department provides a variety of services for each type of missing child case, all of which are geared toward the recovery and safe return of the child.24 Hour Hotline - Staff and volunteers work with families and law enforcement agencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.National Flyer Distribution - Case-specific flyer distribution anywhere in the nation, within a matter of hours. Decisions about flyer distributions are made as a team effort between the Foundation, the parent and the lead agency in the investigation.Local and/or National Media Exposure - Further exposure for a case is achieved by producing and distributing press releases and by doing live or taped radio, television or print interviews. We have assisted families by either working on their behalf with the media or by coaching them through the process.Intake And Transmission Of Leads And Tips To The Lead Agency - public leads are immediately forwarded to the investigating agency. We have strict policies regarding confidentiality and rely solely on the investigating agency to determine the necessity of follow-up on any lead.International Website Exposure - It has been proven that pictures help in the recovery of missing children. With www.pollyklaas.org receiving over a half a million hits per month, missing child cases gain a remarkable amount of exposure.Nationwide Resources - The Foundation has excellent working relationships with other child find agencies, social service agencies and many law enforcement professionals across the nation.Family Support And Assistance - Our role in missing child cases involves advising families about what to expect and what steps they need to be taking, providing emotional support, maintaining on-going contact in long term cases, and helping to retain a positive working relationship with Law Enforcement, the media and the community. The Foundation can also assist families after their children return home by providing counseling referrals and extended case management as necessary.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “The polly klaas foundation is a petaluma, ca based, national nonprofit dedicated to the safety of all children, the recovery of missing children, and public policies that keep children safe in their communities.since our founding in 1993, the foundation has used our compassion, experience and professionalism to help more than 10,000 families find missing children.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “The polly klaas foundation is committed to the recovery of missing children and the promotion of child abduction prevention programs. it offers a 24/7 hotline 365 days a year, comprehensive child-find services with professional caseworkers and prevention/education tools including child safety kits and internet safety kits.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is CA, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as PO Box 800, Petaluma, CA, 94953.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 6 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$454,082.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1993.
- The organization pays $542,670 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $64,694 in fundraising expenses.