Domestic Violence Shelter and Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561497076
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wilmington, NC, USA
Phone
9103430703
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,652,490
Expenses
$2,223,525
Assets
$9,178,582
Liabilities
$226,580

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Annie Garriga (President)
  • Joanna B Newton (Vice President)
  • Lauren Daley Bryant (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Lauren Daley Bryant (Executive Director): $80,814 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We will work toward the elimination of domestic violence and provide emergency and support services for survivors of domestic violence.For over 38 years, Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. (DVSS) has advanced its work to prevent domestic violence and provide support services for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Services are available twenty four hours a day. Our primary service area is New Hanover County. (Other areas are served as needed.)

What it reported doing in 2024

Our Shelter Program provides a residential setting, offering an array of support services and assistance with necessities (food, medication, personal supplies, clothing, and other related needs.) In FY 2024/2025, shelter was provided for 144 adults and 86 children.In addition to our Shelter Program, overall Support Services include 24-hour crisis intervention, advocacy, material assistance, counseling, criminal justice system support, individualized goal and safety planning, children's programs, and support/education groups. In FY 2024/2025 DVSS provided support services for 1,169 adults and 92 children. (Unduplicated)To help prevent the occurrence of domestic violence and to make the public aware of the resources available to victims and their families, DVSS provides an array of Prevention/Outreach Programs, including community education programs and events, in-service training programs for professionals, school programs (Hands are not for Hitting, Words are not for Hurting, Shifting Boundaries, STARS, and others), and the EVOLVE initiative, focusing on primary prevention initiatives. In FY 24/25, DVSS provided/ participated in 425 Prevention/ outreach initiatives with over 15,668 persons in attendance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. No material rating questions were generated from the available inputs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $33.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st 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: 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: 16.2%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.13; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $81K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.