Violence Free Crisis Line

Analysis

Violence Free Crisis Line is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1981, 45 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 December 2023, Violence Free Crisis Line reported income of $823k and spending of $813k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $528k to $823k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Violence Free Crisis Line sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ft Cares Foundation ($823k), Koinonia Community Solutions ($823k) and Grandview Care Inc ($823k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $426k. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 17 employees.