The Center for Victims of Torture

Mission Statement

The mission of the Center for Victims of Torture is to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to end torture worldwide.

Impact and Programs

Accomplishments In the U.S. in 2015, 89% of clients experienced improvements in their symptoms (91% in 2014) and 84% reported improvements in functional areas such as meeting their basic needs, employment, and community and social involvement (85% in 2014). In 2015 in Ethiopia, 95% of clients in the most recent six-month assessment reported reduced symptoms in at least one area of psychological symptoms or behavioral problems. Impact varied but was similar in other program locations. In Jordan, Dadaab, and Nairobi, the percentage of clients who received a 6-month assessment in the period Sept. 1 2014-Aug. 31 2015 who showed improvement in at least one area of psychological symptoms or behavioral problems: Jordan: 92.3% in Dadaab: 98.3% and in Nairobi: 96%. And in CVT’s new program in Uganda, 100% of clients showed improvement in at least one area of symptoms at the 3-month follow up in 2015. (As the program is new, no clients had yet reached the 6-month mark in 2015.)

Current Goals The Center for Victims of Torture works to heal victims of torture through unique services and professional care worldwide. We strengthen partners who heal torture survivors and work to prevent torture. We advocate for the protection of torture survivors and an end to torture.

Community or Constituency Served We provide healing to individuals and communities affected by torture, including refugees and asylum seekers.

Geographic Area Served We provide healing to torture survivors in Minnesota, Georgia, Africa and the Middle East. We train partners across the United States and in every region of the world. In Washington D.C., we bring the voice of survivors to America’s capitol. Our work with survivors taught us new ways to advocate for human rights, and we share that learning by promoting tactical innovation and strategic thinking within the international human rights community.

Reports & Finances

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Major Program Expenses

International Services:

$7,830,589

Client Services:

$2,828,996

Capacity Building:

$1,052,593

Research:

$943,990

3 Year Average Expenses

Program Services
$11,518,772
81.8%

Management
$1,445,516
10.3%

Fundraising
$1,111,014
7.9%

Unrestricted Net Assets

End of Year:

Beginning of Year:

Difference:

2015
$2,592,115
$2,457,122
$134,993

2014
$2,457,122
$2,612,786
($155,664)

2013
$2,612,786
$2,382,290
$230,496

Organization Last Reviewed on 06/27/2016

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Address:

649 Dayton Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone: 612-436-4800

Website: www.cvt.org

General Information

Alternative Name: CVT

EIN: 36-3383933

Principal Staff: Curt Goering

Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTE): 289 FTE total - 92 in the USA and 197 outside of the USA

Number of Volunteers: 200

Number of Clients: In 2015, 269 primary clients in the U.S. and more than 1,000 members of their family, and more than 3,000 clients at our international projects in Africa and the Middle East.