National Domestic Violence Hotline

Analysis

National Domestic Violence Hotline is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 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, National Domestic Violence Hotline reported income of $22.5m and spending of $27.3m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $18.0m to $22.5m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Domestic Violence Hotline sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Tier Independence Center Inc ($22.5m), Don Services Inc ($22.5m) and Central Kentucky Community Action Council Inc ($22.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.7m. At year end it held assets of $15.5m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $12.1m. It reported 314 employees.