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This organization is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, and your donation is tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.

This is Your Chance to Double Your Support for a Child in Need!

Give Today and Double Your Impact!

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We reached our initial $63,000 Goal and now a new anonymous donor has added an additional $50,000.

NEW Match Donor Alert!

Thanks to a new anonymous donor, we have increased our year-end gift match by an additional $50,000.

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Double Your Impact!

Because of your generosity, we successfully raised the $63,000 required to unlock our challenge grant for NCMEC’s Child Sex Trafficking Team. The response was nothing short of extraordinary, and the impact will be felt by children and families who need us most.

Moved by the outpouring of generosity and the urgency of this work, a second anonymous foundation has stepped forward with an additional $50,000 challenge grant. Inspired by NCMEC’s partnership with Soul Asylum and their iconic “Runaway Train” video, this gift honors the relentless effort it takes to bring every child home.

From now through the end of the year, every gift will be matched—up to $50,000—bringing the total matching opportunity to an incredible $113,000.

Your gift today could be the moment everything changes for a child.

You Can Change a Child's Story Right Now

Your gift can: 

  • Stop exploitation before it happens
  • Support rapid response when a child goes missing 
  • Provide critical resources to families in crise 
  • Strengthen prevention programs that keep children safe

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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

About Our Mission

At NCMEC, our teams work around the clock—responding to urgent reports, supporting families in crisis, and helping bring children home safely. We partner with families, private industry, law enforcement, and communities to find missing children, stop child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. This work never stops. And neither can we.

We cannot do this critical work without your help!

Your Support Makes This Possible

91% 

Recovery Rate

In 2024 NCMEC assisted law enforcement, families and child welfare professionals with 29,568 reports of missing children and the overall recovery of missing children reported to NCMEC was 91%.

3,088

Instances of Support

In 2024, NCMEC's Recovery Services Team provided 3,088 instances of support for children reported missing to NCMEC from child welfare who were likely victims of child sex trafficking.

1,571

Victims & Families 

In 2024, NCMEC provided 1,571 victims and families with mental health services that include education about resources, crisis support, and referrals to mental health/therapy providers near them for longer-term support.

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Every Child Deserves a
Safe Childhood.

We Can't Do It Without You

Every report we receive is a chance to find a child, stop abuse, and bring hope to families. But this work requires resources—and supporters like you.

Your gift today keeps our teams ready to respond 24/7, 365 days a year.

Protecting children starts with you.

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