Domestic Abuse Intervention Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391268238
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082511237
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,771,275
Expenses
$4,077,062
Assets
$7,221,855
Liabilities
$580,492

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HEATHER CROWLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • ANNE NORMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SHANNON BARRY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHANNON BARRY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $149,965 total reported compensation
  • FAYE ZEMEL (DIRECTOR OF SERVICES): $103,477 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to empower those affected by domestic violence and advocate for social change through support, education, and outreach.

What it reported doing in 2025

Crisis intervention: includes the 24-hour help line, 24-hour text line, and leap (law enforcement advocate partnership).the help line is a free and confidential gateway through which clients can access all dais services. The help line, accessed via phone, is staffed by volunteers and paid advocates who provide support, information, referrals to other community agencies, and safety planning. During the pandemic dais excused volunteers from the building and internal staff took on added responsibilities to support the functioning of the help line. Leap (law enforcement advocate partnership) - the leap partnership quickly connects victims of domestic violence in the city of madison with the advocacy services provided by dais. Because of various barriers, many victims do not take advantage of victim advocacy services after a domestic abuse arrest. The leap program is a joint effort between the madison police department and dais focused on reaching out to victims to overcome these barriers and offer supportive services.community support services: the goal of dais community support programs are to decrease isolation and provide safety planning, support, information, referrals, and assistance to access community resources and supports to victims and survivors of domestic violence. Community support services encompass support groups, short-term response services, and case management for community clients. Case management for community clients provides clients with face-to-face emergency safety planning with trained advocates, basic restraining order assistance, housing information, support, referrals to other community resources, and assistance accessing community resources and services. Meetings can be held at dais as well as at safe, confidential partnership sites across dane county including hospitals, clinics, libraries, or other human services organizations.support group - dais support groups help members of the community decrease their isolation, increase their safety, and connect with other dais survivors. Dais typically offers two weekly support groups for anyone who identifies as a female victim of domestic violence. Additionally, other groups may be offered based on client interest including one for women over the age of 50, one for spanish speakers, and one for sexual violence survivors. Dais also may also offer support groups for family and friends of survivors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 65.4%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd 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; 75th 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: -8.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.77; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.1% of revenue deployed · 65.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.