Polaris Project
Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 14, 2025.
PO Box 65323
Washington, District of Columbia 20035
Polaris Project (EIN: 03-0391561) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Polaris Project, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 133 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $181,374. The highest compensated employee at Polaris Project is Catherine Chen with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $257,135.
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation
Revenue
$11,051,294
Expenses
$13,221,347
Employee compensation
$9,251,302
Reported Compensated Employees
－10.8%vs 2023
Catherine Chen
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
$257,135
$238,552 from orgNo related comp$18,583 other
New in 2024
Patrick McIntre
Chief Development Officer
$213,705
$196,701 from orgNo related comp$17,004 other
＋3.3%vs 2023
Michelle Nicholson
Chief People Officer
$207,505
$193,346 from orgNo related comp$14,159 other
－2.8%vs 2023
Alfonso Wright
Chief Financial Officer
$198,845
$193,424 from orgNo related comp$5,421 other
＋13.1%vs 2023
Sara Woldehanna
Director, LIDS
$183,123
$144,656 from orgNo related comp$38,467 other
＋4.0%vs 2023
Margo Kelly
Director, Foundation Relations
$163,463
$137,024 from orgNo related comp$26,439 other
New in 2024
Jennifer Junks
Chief Strategy and Impact Officer
$161,390
$154,455 from orgNo related comp$6,935 other
＋2.6%vs 2023
Megan Cutter
Director, National Hotline
$155,154
$138,908 from orgNo related comp$16,246 other
New in 2024
Forrest Jacobs
Director, Technology
$146,121
$128,057 from orgNo related comp$18,064 other
New in 2024
Frans Klinkenbergh
Accounting Director
$127,303
$123,896 from orgNo related comp$3,407 other
Non-Employee Board Members
Angel Swift
Board Member
Boris Gartner
Board Member
Elizabeth Kiehner
Board Secretary
Frederick Reynolds
Board Member
Jean Gilbert
Board Chair
Jessica Herrera-Flanigan
Board Member
Maria Gollayan
Board Treasurer
Roy Austin
Board Member
Sangeeta Naik
Board Member
Sarah Takatani
Board Member
Susan Coppedge
Board Member
Tanya Gould
Board Member
Mission Statement
POLARIS WORKS TO END SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING AND RESTORE FREEDOM TO SURVIVORS.
Revisions to this organization profile
November 14, 2025:
2024 Polaris Project 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Polaris Project 990 filed
November 15, 2023:
2022 Polaris Project 990 filed
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