Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Analysis

Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Brownsville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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 June 2024, Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.4m to $2.5m (+1.7%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 34%. 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, Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Keys Childrens Shelter Inc ($2.5m), Coralville Community Food Pantry ($2.5m) and Northwest Services for Independent Living ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 49 employees.