The Violence Project Research: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 85-1246246)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

100%

Management & general 100% · $153K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

James Densley

Co-Founder

$53,000Pt VII · Sec A

Jillian Peterson

Co-Founder

$53,000Pt 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

Reduces violence by researching and sharing accessible, actionable knowledge for the public, practitioners, and policymakers.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Large scale research studies, violence prevention training, & violence prevention collaborations

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-1246246) · Dispute this line

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2022

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2022$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$234K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K

Money outPt IX

$153K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$153K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K

Total revenueLn 12$234K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Total assetsLn 16	$9K	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$9K	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$122K		$122K
Legal feesLn 11b	$950		$950
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$519		$519
Office expensesLn 13	$5K		$5K
TravelLn 17	$3K		$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$928		$928
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K		$20K
All other expensesLn 24e	$76		$76
Total functional expensesLn 25	$153K	$0	$153K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 27, 2024	$234K	$153K	$81K	$0	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $233,805 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$233,805

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$233,805

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$153,257

I-18 Total expenses$153,257

I-19 Revenue less expenses$80,548

Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members0

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 $233,805 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,805

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$233,805

VIII-12 Total revenue$233,805

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $153,257 across 8 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesManagement $122,238$122,238

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $950$950

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $519$519

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,389$5,389

IX-17 TravelManagement $2,763$2,763

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $928$928

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $20,394$20,394

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $76$76

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $153,257 · Fundraising $0$153,257

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,452$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,452$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,452$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$233,805

XI-2 Total expenses$153,257

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,548

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,452

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$90,000

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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