Center to Combat Human Trafficking

Private foundation · Grantmaker Decatur, IL EIN: 84-2293234

Center to Combat Human Trafficking is a private foundation, based in Decatur, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $26.

Center to Combat Human Trafficking at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$26
-100.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$4,349
-98.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,349
-98.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Center to Combat Human Trafficking funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 14 (29%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

OrovilleUkiahBlue LakeDecaturEurekaHerefordLakeportSanta AnaWeaverville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 7 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2022) to $4.4M (2021). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $2.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North CA Coalition Safeguard Commun Oroville, CAGeneral Support$2,035,467
Sequoia Farm Foundation Decatur, ILEquipment$121,507
Integral Ecology Research Center Blue Lake, CASupport Victims of Human Trafficking$100,000
North CA Coalition Safeguard Commun Oroville, CAEquipment$13,034
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025—$26$4,349——$4,349$26
2024$21,223$103,359$367,776——$367,776$3,359
2023$331,385$60,079$3,059,111$2,270,0084$2,923,483$60,079
2022$9,501,035$819,951$2,298,760$1,125,2613$2,434,388$819,951
2021$69,172,505$43,496,794$4,607,817$4,444,7217$4,607,817$34,693
2020$30,283,528$104,422$45,727———$104,422
2019$30,224,833$30,224,878$45———$114,663

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center to Combat Human Trafficking is led by Howard G. Buffett, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Howard G. Buffett

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie M. Stricker

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Kelly Bolten

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlotte Ryan

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Trisha A. Cook (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Center to Combat Human Trafficking

Where does Center to Combat Human Trafficking operate?

Center to Combat Human Trafficking has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Illinois.

What is Center to Combat Human Trafficking's EIN?

Center to Combat Human Trafficking's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2293234. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)

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