District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic

What it reported doing in 2024

Trainings and Technical Assistance: In our ongoing commitment to providing technical assistance and capacity-building support, DCCADV staff responded to 129 requests for technical assistance, including from member program staff, ally organizations, government partners, and survivors seeking services. TA responses mainly related to federal compliance issues, ensuring both member programs and government agency staff understood new requirements and could adjust accordingly. These interactions often included discussions on emerging trends in domestic violence and strategies for law enforcement to better support survivors. We also received additional inquiries from individuals and organizations seeking to better understand DCCADVs role within the Districts continuum of care. We conducted a total of over 80 training sessions, equipping 685 advocates with the necessary tools and best practices to provide trauma-informed, survivor-centered care. Our Training Department held our semi-annual Domestic Violence Advocate Competency Training (DVACT), a mandatory training for advocates to gain foundational learning about domestic violence, responding to it, and maintaining confidentiality when providing services, for a total of 68 people. In addition, we held four advanced trainings discussing primary prevention in the DV (domestic violence) field, Confidentiality and Service Provision, DV Services in 2025 and Beyond, and Best Practices for Engagement at Community Events. DCCADV also facilitated training sessions for homeless service providers, violence interrupters, medical professionals, and behavioral health professionals. Collectively, these efforts demonstrate measurable progress toward our intended outcomes of strengthening systems coordination, improving the capacity of member programs, and ensuring survivors needs remain centered in local and federal policy conversations. In response to the epidemic of gun violence in the District, we have initiated domestic violence training for Violence Interrupters in collaboration with the Peace for DC Academy. These Violence Interrupters serve as critical first responders who work to deescalate gun violence and prevent retaliatory harm, making them essential partners in community safety efforts. We successfully established a growing partnership with Peace for DC, an organization that provides foundational training via the Violence Interrupter Training Academy and offers support and ongoing training for academy alumni. We delivered a specialized domestic violence training for program alumni in FY 2025. The training series for alumni was so well received that we then began facilitating a new session in the foundational academy curriculum about co-occurring domestic violence-related firearm and community violence, domestic violence dynamics, recognition, intervention, and resources. The DCCADV team supported two academy cohorts for a total of around 40 participants this year. This collaboration represents an important step in enhancing the capacity of Violence Interrupters to address the intersection of domestic violence, community violence, and firearms in their prevention and intervention work. In partnership with DC Health, we conducted surveys to better understand the needs of healthcare staff in various settings around domestic violence. The results gathered showed the need for training centered around the foundations of what DV is, safe ways to screen for DV, and reproductive coercion. A training was created to meet those needs, and we were able to provide two in-person training sessions for DC community members who work in the healthcare field as birth workers, case managers, medical intake coordinators, clinicians, and more. The feedback from both training sessions supported the need and appreciation for creating a space for this learning experience. Additionally, we provided intensive technical assistance to support the development of a policy and protocol for domestic violence recognition

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.6%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 74.5%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $52.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • 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: 1.3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.77; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.9%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings