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To provide emergency shelter, transportation, crisis intervention, court advocacy, and a support group to victims of domestic violence from vinton county.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1673355) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5.8 mo
of spending, in cash
5.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$274K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$253K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$236K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$274K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$274K
Expenses
$253K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$253K
Net assets
$236K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$236K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $228K Management & general 10% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers emergency shelter, transport, crisis help, and court advocacy for domestic violence victims.

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1 program · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide emergency shelter, transportation, crisis intervention, court advocacy, and a support groupt to victims of domestic violence from vinton county.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1673355) · Dispute this line
$228Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$274K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Money outPt IX
$253K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Government grantsLn 1e$263K
Total revenueLn 12$274K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$218K$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$216K$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$160K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$465
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$932$104
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$589
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$34K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$197
Total functional expensesLn 25$253K$228K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 4, 2026 $274K$253K$21K$236K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2025 $216K$195K$21K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2024 $210K$206K$5K$195K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2023 $149K$155K−$7K$190K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2022 $164K$153K$11K$197K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2021 $164K$189K−$25K$186K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $273,546 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $216,042$273,546
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $216,042$273,546
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,375$191,607
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,988$61,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $195,363$252,868
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,679$20,678
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,546 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$262,658
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,888
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,546
VIII-12 Total revenue$273,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $252,868 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,474 · Management $17,830$178,304
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,973 · Management $1,330$13,303
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,185 · Management $465$4,650
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,001 · Management $1,000$10,001
IX-17 TravelPrograms $932 · Management $104$1,036
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,297 · Management $589$5,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,939 · Management $3,772$37,711
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,780 · Management $197$1,977
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $227,581 · Management $25,287 · Fundraising $0$252,868
Part X · Balance sheet $239,614 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,067$122,936
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,563$116,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $217,630$239,614
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,920$3,226
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,920$3,226
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $215,710$236,388
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $215,710$236,388
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $217,630$239,614
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $236,388 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,546
XI-2 Total expenses$252,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$215,710
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$236,388

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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