The Refuge for Dmst

“The form 990 is reviewed by the board treasurer, and executive director. Then it is electronically disseminated to the board of directors for their review prior to filing with the irs.”

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegate powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: (a) has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; (b) has read and understands the policy; (c) has agreed to comply with the policy; and (d) understands the corporation is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“The top management team's compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of directors.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The refuge circle of care program provides holistic comprehensive services to young girls between the ages of 14 & 19 who have been exploited through sex trafficking. All services are provided onsite at the refuge ranch. Due to unfortunate circumstances that occurred in december 2021 and january 2022, our license to operate was suspended on march 11, 2022. Though the refuge for dmst responded to the circumstances as required by law and licensing standards, terminated necessary employees, cooperated with investigations and was exonerated of all charges, our facility remained closed for the remainder of 2022. Most of our staff was laid off in june 2022.”

“Our program did serve a total of 18 girls during the first quarter of 2022: - 12 placed with us by a state agency (67%), 3 by a county agency (17%), 2 by a nonprofit org (11%), and 1 by a family member (6%). - the average age of these girls upon admittance to our program was 15. - the average length of stay at the refuge was 149 days (5 months). - 8 hispanic (44%), 6 white (33%), 3 black (17%), 1 asian, native hawaiian or pacific islander (6%). - 15 (83%) of the girls we served in 2022 were from texas; 3 (17%) were from out of state (california, oklahoma, and virginia). Given the abrupt removal of the girls in our care, we can only report the progress made with the 18 girls we served during the first quarter: - 3 achieved their high school diploma from the onsite university of texas charter school in december 2021. - 206 individual therapy sessions were provided. - 120 sessions in group or family therapy. - 75 sessions in equine therapy. - 17 psychiatric sessions were provided. For the remainder of 2022, the refuge stewarded the 50-acre, 9 million facility built by texans for the care and well-being of girls who have been sex trafficked. Our constituency was kept informed throughout the year of the latest happenings and this information was also posted on our website to keep the public informed. Our license was reinstated on january 31, 2023, and after raising the necessary funds and rebuilding our team, we began to serve girls again that summer.”

“Contract services 488,639 45 48 professional fees 7,912 89,761 37,828 total 496,551 89,806 37,876”