Violence Policy Center

Analysis

Violence Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Violence Policy Center reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Violence Policy Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Innocence Project Inc ($1.2m), Crossroads Ministry ($1.3m) and Police Foundation of Kansas City ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $409k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $138k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 7 employees.