Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence

Analysis

Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 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 2023, Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence reported income of $4.6m and spending of $6.0m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $4.6m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 62%. 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, Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Environmental Services Inc ($4.6m), Seniors Resource Center Inc ($4.6m) and Detroit Baptist Manor ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $23k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $16.9m against liabilities of $614k, net assets of $16.3m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.