Family Violence Project

Analysis

Family Violence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Augusta, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a governmental unit under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Family Violence Project reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.4m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Violence Project sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County ($2.4m), Diakonia Inc ($2.4m) and Sabine Council on the Aging Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $398k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 35 employees.