a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit

“Because there are no throw-away people”

Welcome to Find All the Missing

A missing person should never become a forgotten person.

Find All the Missing was created because we recognized that not every missing person receives the same attention, documentation, investigation, or media coverage. Race, bigotry, economic inequality, and systemic bias have shaped whose disappearance receives attention and whose does not.

We believe that must change.

Our work has evolved from addressing the unequal attention given to missing people of color to examining the broader global problem of missing persons, including the connection between missing persons and human trafficking.

We are committed to bringing people, information, resources, and investigative efforts together across boundaries—and to supporting the families whose lives are torn apart by the continuing loss of someone they love.

Because every missing person matters.
Because every family deserves answers.
Because there are no “throw-away” people.
Because every child is precious to a parent from cradle to grave.

Our Mission

Find All the Missing exists to eliminate the racism, bigotry, economic inequality, and systemic bias that have resulted in unequal attention, documentation, investigation, and media coverage of missing persons.

We are committed to ensuring that every missing person matters—regardless of race, ethnicity, economic status, or circumstance; addressing the global connection between missing persons and human trafficking; and supporting families torn apart by the continuing loss of their loved ones.

Our Motto

“There are no throw-away people and together, we can find them.”

OUR VISION 

We envision a global investigative network connecting all continents and Indigenous nations that strengthen cross-border communications and to protect all populations from trafficking and exploitation.

Missing people of color don’t get the same attention

As of January 2026

U.S. Data on Missing Persons

Ever wondered about the missing person cases in the U.S.?

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS), a national centralized repository and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States, at any given time as many as 100,000 persons may be reported missing in the United States with as many as 600,000 reported annually.

The 3D pie chart to the right breaks down the data by race (white persons, and minorities), but it's important to note that these figures are just the tip of the iceberg, with many others still unaccounted for and ignored.

Most current data show that 40 percent of missing persons are minorities, while 57 percent are white (including Hispanic, because 53 percent of Hispanics in the U.S. identify as white).