Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043295230
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2010
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
Cambridge, MA, USA
Phone
6173546056
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Spouse Abuse, Prevention

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$717,451
Expenses
$736,399
Assets
$246,656
Liabilities
$41,514

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See schedule o.the organization focuses on raising awareness of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender (glbt) domestic violence both within the glbt community and in society-at-large. It provides shelter, guidance and resources to enable victims and survivors to remove themselves from violent relationships.

What it reported doing in 2010

Education and outreachraised awareness of the reality of domestic violence in gay, bisexual and transgendered communitities. Specific activities included forums (2,284 participants), literature distribution (19,587 pieces of literature), surveys (1,150 survey participants), distribution of promotional items (6,990 items), newspaper advertising (818,000 indirect exposures), activities with the press to generate media articles (1,878,500 indirect exposures), billboard advertising (1,710,000 exposures), outreach at gay pride events (121,000 exposures), bar/club outreach (5,024 exposures), tabling at conferences (1,025 exposures) and website acitivity (29,485 visitors to the website).

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 71% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 15th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -2.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $522K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.