The Exodus Road

What The Exodus Road does

The Exodus Road is a US nonprofit, headquartered in Colorado Springs, that fights human trafficking alongside police in the countries where it operates. Founded in 2012 by Matt and Laura Parker, it grew out of undercover investigative work in Southeast Asia and has since worked in places including Thailand, India, the Philippines, Latin America and the United States.

Its work runs through three programs. In intervention, the organization supplies local authorities with investigators, covert equipment, technology and funding to gather evidence in trafficking cases; arrests and rescues are carried out by law enforcement. In aftercare, it supports survivors as they recover — for example, housing a survivor while she testifies in court. Its training and education program, the largest share of program spending in 2025, teaches police and community members to recognize and respond to trafficking. The organization says its investigations follow an internal manual that an ethics committee reviews every year.

By its own all-time count, the work has contributed to 6,474 people freed and 2,104 traffickers arrested. The Exodus Road holds a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator and publishes audits, IRS 990s and annual reports. Its site gives concrete examples of what gifts fund: $21 a month covers an investigator's transportation, and $40 a month funds a night of undercover investigation.

Key facts

• Reports 6,474 people freed and 2,104 traffickers arrested, all-time, through its work with law enforcement (donate page, Sept 2026)
• Reports 3,297 survivors supported in aftercare and 68,664 officers and citizens trained, all-time (donate page)
• 2025 program spending split: 43% training & education, 35% intervention, 22% aftercare (org's 'Is The Exodus Road legit?' page, citing its 2025 Freedom Report)
• Giving examples on its site: $40/month funds a night of undercover investigation; $350/month houses a survivor for a month while she testifies in court

Before you give

• Accepts cryptocurrency (linked from the donate page), checks by mail (P.O. Box 64063, Colorado Springs, CO 80962) and gifts by phone (719-941-9755).
• Monthly giving levels are described on its 'Make Trafficking Dangerous' page ($21, $40, $350, $800 and $1,325 per month).