Relief After Violent Encounter

Analysis

Relief After Violent Encounter is a registered charity in United States, based in Owosso, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 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, Relief After Violent Encounter reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $806k to $1.8m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Relief After Violent Encounter sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colonial Youth and Family Services Inc ($1.8m), Freedom Network USA Inc ($1.8m) and Lexington Community Services Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $743k against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $655k. It reported 22 employees.