THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE

Programs

1. International services cvt's international direct services include group counseling/therapy, social services, and physiotherapy as well as other resilience-focused interventions. In ethiopia, cvt works in refugee camps and internally displaced communities in the country's north. Cvt maintains small operations in two locations in kenya, including nairobi and kakuma refugee camp. In uganda, cvt has a long-standing center in gulu where survivors of the lord's resistance army atrocities receive care and pursue their justice goals.due to stop work orders and subsequent award termination, cvt's direct services operations in the gambella region of ethiopia, parts of northern ethiopia, jordan, and for released nicaraguan political prisoners, as well as a sub-award providing technical assistance to another organization in southwest uganda, all ended in spring 2025.

   $6,759,318 spentof which $247,933 as grants$125,644 earned by the program
   35% of program spending

2. U.s. Client services impact and holistic recoverydedicated to healing the profound physical and psychological wounds inflicted by torture, our u.s. Client services programs (csp) reached a significant milestone this year, providing life-restoring care to more than 1,900 survivors of torture, their family members, and broader community members. By addressing the systemic impact of trauma, our clinical initiatives continue to foster resilience across our primary service hubs in st. Paul and st. Cloud, minnesota; atlanta, georgia; and arizona.strategic expansion and cross-border continuityrecognizing the shifting patterns of migration and the acute needs of our clients in transit, we have successfully expanded our geographic footprint.- international presence: in nogales, mexico, we launched a sister program to our arizona-based proyecto mariposa. This expansion allows for a continuity of care that follows the natural movements of asylum-seeking families, ensuring they receive destination case management and psychological support on both sides of the border.- specialized initiatives: we continued to operate our high-impact afghan programs; raahat (georgia) and arman (minnesota).…

   $6,151,080 spentof which $690,088 as grants$944,413 earned by the program
   32% of program spending

3. Capacity developmentcvt's capacity development (cd) department supports organizations and individuals to strengthen their capacity to engage in torture and trauma prevention and rehabilitation work, including advancing justice and accountability. Through training, mentoring, coaching, consulting, and peer exchange, cd initiatives support other organizations to achieve improvements in advocacy, job performance, security, and organizational functioning (including improved service quality for torture survivors). The national capacity building (ncb) project organizes technical assistance for a large u.s.-based network of 49 torture survivor centers and programs in 26 states, along with other refugee and immigrant service organizations, to strengthen the delivery of integrated, sustainable care for survivors across the united states. In 2025 ncb provided training, webinars, meetings and consultations benefiting at least 104 organizations, representing 602 non-unique individuals. The helping survivors heal (hsh) project worked with 12 torture rehabilitation organizations outside the u.s. To expand access to appropriate evidence based mental health and psychosocial services to survivors…

   $5,285,958 spentof which $832,335 as grants
   27% of program spending

4. Evaluation and researchbuilding a movement of healing and justice requires a spirit of innovation and proven effectiveness. Measuring outcomes resulting from cvt's direct service and capacity development portfolio is an integral component of the organization's approach to service delivery. Cvt has integrated monitoring, evaluation, and applied research into its programming for more than three decades and has continued to incorporate new and innovative approaches as programs have evolved. The global evaluation and research department includes staff from diverse backgrounds, education, training and experience, including familiarity with a variety of methodological approaches to monitoring, program evaluation and applied research. Cvt evaluation and research staff have experience adapting measures and data collection approaches to diverse cultural contexts and complex environments.by the end of 2025, following stop work orders and funding cuts in early 2025, the evaluation and research department consisted of 10 global staff (and additional in-country m&e staff), down from 17 at the end of 2024.

   $587,617 spent
   3% of program spending

5. Public policy cvt's global policy and advocacy centers on ensuring safety, inclusion, and justice for those who have survived torture, cruel treatment, or other conflict-related trauma. The work often cross-cuts these areas, reflecting the complexity of survivors' needs and their interconnected, fundamental human rights. Safety: advancing lawful, fair, and trauma-informed systems that provide safe haven for survivors, and that empower public and private stakeholders to engage survivors in ways that can enhance, rather than jeopardize, their sense of safety.inclusion: expanding, improving, and ensuring equitable access to programs, policies, and practices that enable survivors to heal and thrive, and building resources for torture rehabilitation globally.justice: pursuing strategies to combat impunity for perpetrators of torture and related gross human rights violations, to fulfill survivors' right to redress and rehabilitation for the crimes they endured, and to prevent those crimes from recurring.

   $481,501 spent
   2% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $19,265,474.