Skamania County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911143264
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Stevenson, WA, USA
Phone
5094274210
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Victims' Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$981,061
Expenses
$951,136
Assets
$881,164
Liabilities
$268,267

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GRETCHEN SWICK (PRESIDENT)
  • ALYSON CASTONGUAY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LISA ALEXANDER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA ALEXANDER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $110,375 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To work within the community to advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, to empower them through education, and to promote equality and the elimination of the conditions which contribute to violence and abuse.

What it reported doing in 2024

Children's advocacy centers are child-focused, child-friendly facilities where children and their families feel safe enough to get the help they need to stop abuse and begin the process of healing. Representatives from many disciplines meet to discuss and make decisions about investigation, treatment and prosecution of child abuse cases. They also work to prevent further victimization of children. This multidisciplinary team approach brings together all the professionals and agencies needed to offer comprehensive services; law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, mental health, the medical community and advocacy. This comprehensive approach, with follow-up services provided by the cac, ensures that children receive child-focused services in a child- friendly environment - one in which the child's needs come first! (cac)crime victim service center- provides comprehensive, trauma-informed culturally appropriate, and accessible services to individuals hurt or harmed (victim) of crimes other than sexual assault and domestic violence, such as assault, burglary, child abuse, drunk and drugged driving, homicide, identity theft, human trafficking, hate crimes, kidnapping, property crimes and others. Provide emergency financial assistance.stop violence against women by improving the community response to violence against women. Advocacy and improvement of the criminal justice system in response to crimes against women. Development and improvement of effective law enforcement and prosecution.specialized sexual assault services (sass) enhance sexual assault core services and provide sexual assault individual therapy to adults and children.dv legal provide client legal advocacy within the civil and criminal justice system for victims of violence and sexual assault. Provide assistance during the legal process, accompaniment to criminal and civil court proceedings, assert and advance victims' choice and rights, assistance in obtaining protection orders and developing safety plans, provide informaiton about local, state, federal, and tribal justice systems, civil remedies and victims' rights, provide assistance in making informed choices and decisions about police reporting, provide information and advocacy related to immigration status, provide referrals to legal resources as appropriate. Provide emergency financial assistance.fvpsa dv health and covid migration to increase access to services and supports domestic violence violence survivors and their dependants who have been impacted by covid 19 virus, with an intentional focus on mitigating the spread of covid 19 and improving domestic violence survivors' access to health care. Facilitate access to healthcare through transportation, childcare support or financial support to survivors and their children who seek and receive health care services related to covid 19 mitigation. Provide safe, accessible and voluntary testing for staff and program participants, dv survivors and their dependents. Provide housing and emergency financial assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 3.1%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.7% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $830K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.