Mission
BEST educates employers to prevent human trafficking and creates pathways to employment for survivors.
Public Charity
Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking
Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking, of Seattle, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $981K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, $696K in total assets. 92 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 455046786
Seattle, WA
Human Service Organizations
NTEE: P20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$981K
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$696K
Grant Records92
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking
How Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$78
BEST educates employers to prevent human trafficking and creates pathways to employment for survivors
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SURVIVOR FUND GRANT DISBURSEMENT
$60,000
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
$55,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$36,500
To support Safe Jobs
$25,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,218
Showing up to 5 of 92 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Alex Sum
Director
Bob Kakiuchi Term Ended Feb 2025
Director
Elizabeth Whittle
Secretary
Karen Ressmeyer
Director
Kelly Muren
Director
Kenneth Andrew Term Ended Feb 2025
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $981K | $1.0M | $696K |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $737K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $907K |
| 2022 | $902K | $921K | $748K |
| 2020 | $679K | $695K | $691K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $679K to $981K (+44%), with total assets most recently reported at $696K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.