Next Step Domestic Violence Project

Analysis

Next Step Domestic Violence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellsworth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Next Step Domestic Violence Project reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.5m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Next Step Domestic Violence Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Klub Inc ($1.5m), Helping with All My Heart Inc ($1.5m) and Homeless Garden Project ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $739k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $500k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 23 employees.