Futures Without Violence FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Presidio, CA501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 94-3110973

For more than 30 years, futures has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.7M a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.4M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
40
named funders · $3.1M
Looks good: 40 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$21.0M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$18.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$74.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$21.0M
FY2023▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.0M
FY2021$17.4M
FY2022$18.1M
FY2023$21.0M
FY2024$27.3M
Expenses
$18.5M
FY2023▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.9M
FY2021$18.8M
FY2022$14.7M
FY2023$18.5M
FY2024$19.6M
Net assets
$74.1M
FY2023▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72.9M
FY2021$72.1M
FY2022$67.5M
FY2023$74.1M
FY2024$85.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFutures Without Violence
EINHdr · item D94-3110973
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1994
Year of formationHdr · item L1989
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPresidio, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.futureswithoutviolence.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.04
Program services83%$15.3M
Management & general14%$2.5M
Fundraising4%$719K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.5M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
53.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$79.4M
FY2023▲ +11%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77.4M
FY2021$78.3M
FY2022$71.7M
FY2023$79.4M
FY2024$91.0M
Total liabilities
$5.3M
FY2023▲ +26%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.4M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$79.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$79.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$74.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$18.7M · 89%
Investment income$1.3M · 6%
Program service revenue$924K · 4%
Contributions & grants89%$18.7M
Investment income6%$1.3M
Program service revenue4%$924K
Other revenue$46K
— government grantsLn 1e$9.9M
Total revenueLn 12$21.0M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Months of spending covered by cash
Highly liquid reserves $67.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $18.5M · Less non-cash grants $3.3M · Cash operating expenses/yr $15.2M
53.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $15.3M · Total expenses $18.5M
83%
Management & General
Management & general $2.5M · Total expenses $18.5M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $719K · Total expenses $18.5M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $707K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $7.1M
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $18.7M · Total revenue $21.0M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $9.9M · Total revenue $21.0M
47%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $924K · Total revenue $21.0M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.3M · Total revenue $21.0M
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $924K · Total expenses $18.5M
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $21.0M · Prior year $18.1M
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $74.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $21.0M · Expenses $18.5M
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $79.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $74.1M · Total assets $79.4M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $50.8M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $15.6M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $79.4M
84%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Esta Soler · Reported title PRESIDENT & FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $372K · Total expenses $18.5M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $8.8M · Total expenses $18.5M
48%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 16%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%——
Legal fee ratio 0.07%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%——
Fundraising fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Founder
$371,941Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP, Public Eng & Corp Relations
$276,721Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
$268,037Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Public Educ Campaigns & Progs
$221,354Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Children & Youth Program
$194,717Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Public Policy & Advocacy
$194,461Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Health
$191,456Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Communications
$178,716Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Esta Soler$387,525$371,941$361,632$346,545$342,114
Minjung Kwok$298,203$268,037$262,915$251,119$249,771
Rachael Smith Fals$283,676$276,721$266,464$258,274$261,019
Sara Kriksciun————$247,380
Brian O'Connor$227,818$221,354$213,939$202,995$205,461
Ana Lopez Van Balen$211,947————
Lonna Davis$201,385$194,717$193,810$184,052$182,760
Kiersten Stewart$199,490$194,461$176,373$166,147$174,467

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.

See Futures Without Violence executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 12Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 12Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides programs, policies, and public education campaigns to empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children worldwide.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Futures Without Violence claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $7.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Health

As the national health resource center on domestic violence (HRC) since 1993, futures has been a leader working across sectors to advance quality health care and safety support for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

The courage museum and education center, an immersive learning experience to be located on the main post of san francisco's historic presidio national park, will inspire visitors to engage in solutions for safer, healthier, and less violent homes, schools, and communities.

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

Children/Youth/Young Families

Futures without violence is a nationally recognized leader in preventing and addressing childhood exposure to violence. We provide technical assistance to build the capacity of organizations and leaders in government, child welfare, early education and education, non-profits, and community-based organizations serving children and…

$2.4Mprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
See all 40 funders →
Grants paid · 119 grants · $12.9M · 2020–2024
WestedCA · FY2024$506,374
University of PittsburghPA · FY2024$142,805
Cia Siab INCWI · FY2024$85,949
Forge INCWI · FY2024$78,249
Voces Unidas for JusticeCO · FY2024$55,558
In the Streets INCDC · FY2024$41,791
Kan-WinIL · FY2024$30,911
The Latina CenterCA · FY2024$29,914
King Urban Life Center INCNY · FY2024$24,619
New England Arab American OrganizationFY2024$20,164
Shenandoah Womens Center INCWV · FY2024$19,810
See all 119 grants →

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $27.3M$19.6M+30% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $21.0M$18.5M+16% 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.1M$14.7M+4% 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.4M$18.8M-38% 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.0M$11.9M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2023

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,992,855 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,874,480
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,814,052
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,319,038
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,688,532
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $923,842$923,842
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,306,064$1,306,064
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,532$28,532
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $45,885$45,885
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $923,842 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,380,481$20,992,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,526,397 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,958,676$1,958,676
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,327,987 · Management $363,154 · Fundraising $135,604$1,826,745
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,268,127 · Management $1,063,541 · Fundraising $61,047$5,392,715
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $296,536 · Management $68,113 · Fundraising $4,223$368,872
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $546,643 · Management $207,997 · Fundraising $10,735$765,375
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $371,856 · Management $88,698 · Fundraising $12,372$472,926
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,364$13,364
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $86,500$86,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $140,000$140,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $385,711$385,711
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $163,798$163,798
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,854,435 · Management $1,575$3,856,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,205$8,205
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $469,230 · Management $98,218 · Fundraising $27,711$595,159
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $334,788 · Management $41,358 · Fundraising $21,804$397,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $645,613 · Management $156,137 · Fundraising $41,068$842,818
IX-17 TravelPrograms $479,205 · Management $12,314 · Fundraising $416$491,935
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $326,919 · Management $6,228 · Fundraising $7,516$340,663
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,804 · Management $7,706 · Fundraising $1,998$34,508
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,925 · Management $105,392$107,317
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,518 · Management $21,126 · Fundraising $2,116$100,760
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $161,123 · Management $8,966 · Fundraising $6,301$176,390
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,293,590 · Management $2,514,185 · Fundraising $718,622$18,526,397
Part X · Balance sheet $79,434,389 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $150,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,385,735$1,150,867
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,077,990$236,014
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,367,791$5,689,049
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $178,032$232,907
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,116,753$2,262,757
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,829,682$50,817,635
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,748,445$15,561,007
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,300,545$3,334,153
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,704,973$79,434,389
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,300,614$1,771,233
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,570,445$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,787$62,206
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,357,260$3,481,547
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,231,106$5,314,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,148,954$37,450,462
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,324,913$36,668,941
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,473,867$74,119,403
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,704,973$79,434,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,119,403 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,992,855
XI-2 Total expenses$18,526,397
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,466,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,473,867
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,701,468
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$522,390
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,119,403

Not shown yet: ratings, outcomes, and peer benchmarks. A Form 990 doesn’t report them.

Similar organizations you could support

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Futures Without Violence →

Run this organization? Claim this page

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.