Polaris Project
Donations deductiblePolaris Project's network
12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Gilbert Chair | Board Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Angel Nguyen Swift | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Boris Gartner | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Frederick Reynolds | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jessica Herrera-Flanigan | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Liz Kiehner | Board Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Maria Gollayan | Board Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Roy Austin JR (also filed as Roy Austin) | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sangeeta Naik | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Takatani | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan Coppedge | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tanya Gould | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
18 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Wright | Director of Finance | since 2019 |
| Anjana Rajan | Chief Technology Officer | since 2020 |
| Bradley Myles | Chief Executive Officer | 2019 |
| Caren Benjamin | Chief Communications Officer | since 2019 |
| Catherine Chen | Exec Dir & CEO from 9/2020 | since 2019 |
| Damon Gorham | Director of Tech. Operations | since 2020 |
| Ebony Fox | Controller | 2020 |
| Emily Tracy | Chief Development Officer | since 2019 |
| Jennifer Jinks | Chief Strategy & Impact Officer | since 2022 |
| Kimberly Davis | Director of Human Resources | 2022 |
| Margo Kelly | Director of Foundation Relations | since 2020 |
| Matthew Bradley | Director of App. Development | 2020 |
| Megan Cutter | National Hotline Director | 2023 |
| Michelle Nicholson | Chief People Officer | since 2019 |
| Nancy Choi | Interim Exec Dir & CEO | since 2019 |
| Patrick McIntyre | Chief Development Officer | since 2022 |
| Robert Beiser | Strategic Inititive Director | since 2020 |
| Sara Woldehanna | Director, Learning Innovation & Data Systems | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Chen | Executive Director & CEO | 50 | $239k | $19k | |
| Patrick McIntre | Chief Development Officer | 50 | $197k | $17k | |
| Alfonso Wright | Chief Financial Officer | 50 | $193k | $5k | |
| Michelle Nicholson | Chief People Officer | 50 | $193k | $14k | |
| Jennifer Junks | Chief Strategy & Impact Officer | 50 | $154k | $7k | |
| Sara Woldehanna | Director, Lids | 50 | $145k | $38k | |
| Megan Cutter | Director, National Hotline | 50 | $139k | $16k | |
| Margo Kelly | Director, Foundation Relations | 50 | $137k | $26k | |
| Forrest Jacobs | Director, Technology | 50 | $128k | $18k | |
| Frans Klinkenbergh | Director, Accounting | 50 | $124k | $3k | |
| Jean Gilbert | Board Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Kiehner | Board Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Gollayan | Board Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Susan Coppedge | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Boris Gartner | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tanya Gould | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Herrera-Flanigan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sangeeta Naik | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frederick Reynolds | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Angel Swift | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Takatani | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roy Austin | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
21 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20223014521). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Catherine R. Chen | Chief Executive Officer |
| Alfonso Wright | Chief Financial Officer |
| Michelle Nicholson | Chief People Officer |
| Robert Beiser | Strategic Initiative Director |
| Damon Gorham | Director of Tech Operations |
| Caren Benjamin | Chief Communications Officer |
| Nancy McGuire Choi | Chief Operating Officer |
| Boris Gartner | Board Member |
| Frederick Reynolds | Secretary |
| Angel Nguyen Swift | Board Member |
| Margo Kelly | Director of Foundation Relations |
| Matthew Bradley | Director of App Development |
| Anjana Rajan | Chief Technology Officer |
| Roy L. Austin, Jr. | Board Member |
| Gail Mackinnon | Board Member |
| Jean Gilbert | Treasurer |
| Emily K. Tracy | Chief Development Officer |
| Gregory L. Moore | Chair |
| Ebony Fox | Controller |
| Alfonso Wright | |
| Lisa Benenson | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Polaris Project
- EIN
- 030391561
- Address
- Po Box 65323, Washington, DC, 20035-5323
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Polaris works to end sex and labor trafficking and restore freedom to survivors. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q70 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Jean Gilbert (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJean Gilbert
≥7years on the filingsAngel Nguyen Swift
≥7years on the filingsBoris Gartner
≥7years on the filingsFrederick Reynolds
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.3m
- Total liabilities
- $9.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $141k
- Contributions and grants received
- $11m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 133
- Volunteers
- 11
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Polaris Project likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 11 March 2003
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc. (city and state not held)