“Such a privilege to be in the fold with these powerful survivors and advocates, pushing for change.”
Janet Jensen
Founder
The Jensen Project
.…from her LinkedIn post after winning the Sparking Transformation Award at the 2024 World Without Exploitation Conference in June. The Jensen Project has awarded over $6 million in 2024 grants to nonprofits supporting sex trafficking survivors.
The Jensen Project, an Irving-based nonprofit that fuels strategic partnerships in the fight against sexual violence, has announced its 2024 GrantTank recipients, who will cumulatively receive more than $6 million for this application cycle.
The organization said that 19 “carefully vetted nonprofits” have collectively been granted the funding toward their initiatives to support survivors of trafficking and exploitation. The 2024 awards represent Jensen Project’s largest GrantTank cycle to date.
The nonprofit said that unlike typical grants, GrantTank serves as both a funding source and a think-tank for passionate anti-violence advocates.
Founder Janet Jensen began GrantTank to address the isolation and lack of collaboration among nonprofits in the movement. The organization said her vision was to create an environment that encourages partnership and collective impact.
GrantTank’s funding areas are selected annually based on the greatest needs of the sector.
This year, GrantTank requested proposals from not only Housing and Economic Empowerment, but also Technology and Policy. This is the first year its programs team focused on four funding categories in the anti–sex trafficking movement, the nonprofit said.
Here are the grantees for 2024:
New GrantTank 2024 Grantees
- 3Strands Global Foundation – Sacramento, California
- Freedom a la Cart – Columbus, Ohio
- The Network Group – Arlington, Virginia
- The WellHouse – Odenville, Alabama
- Wellspring Living – Atlanta, Georgia
Renewing GrantTank Grantees for 2024
- Awaken – Reno, Nevada
- Designed for Joy – Raleigh, North Carolina
- Eden Centers for Hope and Healing – New Orleans, Louisiana
- Elevate Academy/Rebecca Bender Initiative – National
- Empowered Network – National
- National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) – National
- REST: Real Escape from the Sex Trade – Seattle, Washington
- Reflection Ministries of Texas – Midland, Texas
- Rest Stop Ministries – Hermitage, Tennessee
- Rethreaded – Jacksonville, Florida
- Rights4Girls – National
- Safe Exit Initiative – Worcester, Massachusetts
- Thistle Farms – Nashville, Tennessee
- World Without Exploitation – National
The Jensen Project has awarded more than $16 million to date via GrantTank to aid sex trafficking survivors.
In addition to funding, The Jensen Project provides GrantTank recipients with third-party resources, including organizational mentorship, guidance, and promotion to support their holistic development. GrantTank recipients represent a diverse array of states, and all organizations are dedicated to serving survivors of any race, nationality, and faith from across the nation.
In September, The Jensen Project will host its fourth annual GrantTank Cohort in Irving. The event will bring together all current GrantTank recipients to build camaraderie, share field learnings, and collaboratively address challenges, the organization said.
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