National Crime Victim Law Institute

What it reported doing in 2024

Victim legal assistance. Since 2003, ncvli has been leading the national effort to enforce victims' rights through its crime victims' rights enforcement projects. These projects ensure that victims have access to trained no cost (pro bono, and low bono) attorneys and advocates to secure for them meaningful rights through the exercise of those rights in state, federal, military and tribal trial and appellate courts nationwide. This past year, accomplishments of note were many - some were ongoing efforts and others as new initiatives. The work of three ongoing projects are noted here.(continued on schedule o)first, to ensure national capacity ncvli continued projects that provide training and technical assistance nationwide to groups creating and operating victim legal assistance efforts to ensure survivors have access to legal services at no cost with a focus on rights enforcement.second, ncvli responded to requests for legal technical assistance (i.e., legal research, writing, and strategic litigation advice) and filed amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs in cases across the country. Third, ncvli continued to develop and maintain its membership alliance, the national alliance of victims' rights attorneys & advocates (navra), which has a national and international membership of attorneys, advocates, and students. Navra promotes the exchange of knowledge and resources to foster a national network of skilled attorneys and advocates to represent and assist crime victims in the criminal justice system. Navra has a dedicated website (www.navra.org) with search databases of cases, sample pleadings and legal memoranda. Navra also routinely sponsors online continuing legal education (cle) opportunities. There were over 3,000 ative members representing all 50 states.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 72.1%; rating input score 72
• Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $45.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.3%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.73; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings