Violence Free Crisis Line: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-0361221)

Kristen Schepker’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Kristen Schepker	$78,788	$72,709	—	—	—	—
Hilary Shaw	—	$38,845	$58,667	$51,119	$46,418	$44,976

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Empowers survivors of domestic and sexual violence with safety, independence, and support.

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3 programs · $667K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Emergency Shelter

Free temporary housing provided to victims and survivors of domestic violence (and their children) fleeing abusive relationships or facing homelessness caused by domestic violence, open to all survivors regardless of gender. Serves 50 people annually.

$265Kprogram expense

02

Mental Health Services

Individual counseling and support group services offered to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, both adults and children, provided free of charge by a professoional counselor. Serves 20 people annually.

$204Kprogram expense

03

Legal Advocacy and Helpline

Direct services to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence within the civil and criminal justice system, including assistance with orders of protection, parenting plans, and criminal cases.

$198Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Whitefish Community Foundation INCFY2025$239K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$239K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$705K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K

Investment incomeLn 3$39K

Money outPt IX

$784K

Ln 25

Programscol B$667K

Managementcol C$108K

Fundraisingcol D$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$49K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K

Government grantsLn 1e$249K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K

Investment incomeLn 3$39K

Total revenueLn 12$705K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$225K

SavingsLn 2$894K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K

Other assetsLn 15$211K

Total assetsLn 16$1.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$49K

Net assetsLn 32$1.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.2M	$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$214K	$203K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.7M	$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$59K	$49K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.6M	$1.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$81K	$70K	$11K	$488
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$395K	$339K	$54K	$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$6K	$5K	$784	$35
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$24K	$21K	$3K	$145
Payroll taxesLn 10	$43K	$37K	$6K	$257
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$5K			$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$29K	$26K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$33K	$30K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$9K	$8K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$11K	$11K	$569
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$8K	$858
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$126K	$113K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$988			$988
Total functional expensesLn 25	$784K	$667K	$108K	$9K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$705K	$784K	−$79K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$962K	$810K	$152K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$823K	$813K	$10K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.1M	$689K	$413K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$902K	$535K	$367K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$571K	$487K	$84K	$649K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $705,010 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $934,615$666,979

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,269$38,851

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$820

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $961,884$705,010

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $600,578$549,322

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,801$234,213

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $810,379$783,535

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $151,505−$78,525

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $705,010 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,875

VIII-1e Government grants$248,760

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$415,344

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$666,979

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,851$38,851

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$820−$820

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,031$705,010

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $783,535 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,768 · Management $11,142 · Fundraising $488$81,398

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $338,517 · Management $54,071 · Fundraising $2,370$394,958

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,905 · Management $784 · Fundraising $35$5,724

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,721 · Management $3,311 · Fundraising $145$24,177

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,912 · Management $5,896 · Fundraising $257$43,065

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,300$11,300

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $4,907$4,907

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,424 · Management $2,937$29,361

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,245 · Management $2,851$33,096

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,524 · Management $1,195$8,719

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,804 · Management $569$11,373

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,723 · Management $858$8,581

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,027 · Management $12,861$125,888

IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $988$988

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $666,570 · Management $107,775 · Fundraising $9,190$783,535

Part X · Balance sheet $1,598,409 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $369,335$224,603

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $869,745$894,306

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $59,168$59,875

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,650$5,051

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $214,493$203,120

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $147,681$211,454

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,665,072$1,598,409

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,936$49,042

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,936$49,042

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,345,517$1,318,117

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $260,619$231,250

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,606,136$1,549,367

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,665,072$1,598,409

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,549,367 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$705,010

XI-2 Total expenses$783,535

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,525

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,606,136

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,756

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,549,367

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

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