Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment And

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201076297
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2027421727
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Crime Prevention

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$231,380
Expenses
$310,176
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SASHA DROBNICK (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SASHA DROBNICK (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $64,344 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Dv leap makes the law work for survivors of domestic violence by fighting to overturn unjust court outcomes; advancing legal protections for victims of domestic violence and their children through appellate advocacy; training lawyers, psychologists and judges on best practices; and spearheading domestic violence litigation in the supreme court. Dv leap has two major programming areas; dc leap and national programming.

What it reported doing in 2022

National programming: work here is made up of the following: 1) all states litigation project: litigates appellate case from states across the country involving significant domestic violence issues, provides training and consultation of a variety of domestic violence topics, and assists in law reform work in other states as well as the federal level. 2) custody and abuse project: litigates selected cases for outside metropolitan dc involving custody and abuse; provides consultation to victims of abuse and their attorneys fighting to keep children safe through the courts; conducts training and presentations across the country; engages in law reform efforts; publishes articles and research summaries to help those seeking to protect children and adult victims of abuse; and works on federal legislative reform efforts. 3) rights litigation project: files friends-of-the-court briefs in supreme court cases concerning domestic violence; delivers public presentations and training to national and local advocates and interested scholars, concerned citizens and attorneys; and publishes blogs, media, and scholarly articles regarding the constitutional rights litigation affecting victims of domestic violence.

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 100% 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.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.7%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 69.2%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th 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: 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -34.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -24.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -27% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -85.9% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.7% of revenue deployed · 69.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $215K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $64K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.