The Center for Violence Prevention

Analysis

The Center for Violence Prevention is a registered charity in United States, based in Pearl, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 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, The Center for Violence Prevention reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.2m (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Center for Violence Prevention sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Communities Services Center ($3.2m), Camphill Foundation ($3.2m) and Common Threads Family Resource Center ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $255k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 43 employees.