National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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child protection organization non-governmental organization nonprofit organization

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a U.S. nonprofit organization that serves as the national clearinghouse and resource center for issues related to missing and sexually exploited children, supporting law enforcement, families, and policymakers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children canonical	8
NCMEC	1
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children board	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1022703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Context triple: [AMBER Alert, coordinatedBy, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]

A. Protective Services Bureau
The Protective Services Bureau is a specialized division of the United States Capitol Police responsible for safeguarding members of Congress, key facilities, and critical events associated with the U.S. Capitol.
B. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a U.S. federal agency that supports local and state efforts to prevent juvenile crime and improve the juvenile justice system through research, programs, and grants.
C. Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers programs promoting the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities.
D. International Commission on Missing Persons
The International Commission on Missing Persons is an international organization that works to locate, identify, and support the families of persons missing due to conflict, human rights abuses, disasters, and other causes worldwide.
E. Office for Victims of Crime
The Office for Victims of Crime is a U.S. federal agency that administers programs and funding to support and advocate for victims of crime nationwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Target entity description: The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a U.S. nonprofit organization that serves as the national clearinghouse and resource center for issues related to missing and sexually exploited children, supporting law enforcement, families, and policymakers.

A. Protective Services Bureau
The Protective Services Bureau is a specialized division of the United States Capitol Police responsible for safeguarding members of Congress, key facilities, and critical events associated with the U.S. Capitol.
B. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a U.S. federal agency that supports local and state efforts to prevent juvenile crime and improve the juvenile justice system through research, programs, and grants.
C. Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers programs promoting the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities.
D. International Commission on Missing Persons
The International Commission on Missing Persons is an international organization that works to locate, identify, and support the families of persons missing due to conflict, human rights abuses, disasters, and other causes worldwide.
E. Office for Victims of Crime
The Office for Victims of Crime is a U.S. federal agency that administers programs and funding to support and advocate for victims of crime nationwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	child protection organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
abbreviation	NCMEC ⓘ linked to: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
cooperatesWith	international law enforcement agencies ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
CyberTiplineFocus	reports of online child sexual exploitation ⓘ
engagesIn	prevention education ⓘ public awareness campaigns ⓘ
focusesOn	child abduction ⓘ child pornography and child sexual abuse material ⓘ family abductions ⓘ missing children ⓘ non-family abductions ⓘ runaway children ⓘ sexually exploited children ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
foundedBy	John Walsh ⓘ Revé Walsh ⓘ other child advocates ⓘ
fundingSource	corporate partnerships ⓘ federal government grants ⓘ private donations ⓘ
hasMission	to help find missing children ⓘ to prevent child victimization ⓘ to reduce child sexual exploitation ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
inception	1984 ⓘ
jurisdiction	primarily United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ
operates	CyberTipline ⓘ
operatesAs	national clearinghouse for information on missing and exploited children ⓘ
provides	age-progression imaging services ⓘ case management support for missing children cases ⓘ family support services ⓘ photo distribution of missing children ⓘ technical assistance to law enforcement ⓘ training for child-serving professionals ⓘ training for law enforcement ⓘ
recognizedBy	U.S. Congress as national resource center for missing and exploited children ⓘ
servesAs	resource center for families of missing children ⓘ resource center for law enforcement ⓘ resource center for policymakers ⓘ
website	https://www.missingkids.org ⓘ
worksWith	federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ local law enforcement agencies ⓘ state law enforcement agencies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AMBER Alert → coordinatedBy → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

subject linked to: AMBER Alerts

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section → collaboratesWith → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children → abbreviation → NCMEC ⓘ

linked to: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

John Walsh → collaboratesWith → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

Revé Walsh → coFounderOf → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

Revé Walsh → worksWith → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

CyberTipline → operator → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

CyberTipline → managedBy → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

CyberTipline → associatedWith → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ⓘ

Randall Stephenson → memberOf → National Center for Missing & Exploited Children board ⓘ