Center for Violence Prevention

What it reported doing in 2024

The center for violence prevention (cvp) continues to provide services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. During our past fiscal year, 168 adults and 94 children were provided emergency shelter, and 1165 clients received outreach services. 153 adult and 36 child sexual assault victims received services, and 239 clients received medical assessments through the bridge forensic services. The tower, cvp's residential long-term program for victims of human trafficking, provided rapid response and services to 188 victims, 137 of those being adults and 51 children. Additionally, cvp has completed mous with every metro hospital, with the exception of ummc, to provide emergent response to sexual assault victims. Transitional housing nights of service for human trafficking clients totaled 1869 and domestic/sexual violence clients totaled 2313. Shelter nights of service totaled 4722. Through cvp's 26-week evidence-based program, 88 participants attended the behavior modification classes, and 34 offenders successfully completed the program during the reporting period. Cvp's mission is to ensure that all people experience a life free from violence. For over three decades, the emergency shelter has served as a primary source of refuge for those fleeing dangerous circumstances. A primary focus of the agency is to prepare those victims with the education, awareness and resources that will lead them to a successful outcome. This year, case managers have provided 13,573 services of crisis intervention/case management. Staff has equipped clients with financial case management plans, job skills and paths to continue their education, parenting skill sets, and more. Trauma therapy is key to recovery from interpersonal violence, and cvp employs two full-time and one part-time therapist who provided 1,748 services of group and individual therapy. The success of all programs combined are evident in the discharge statistics. Of the 199 discharges from shelter, 100% were confident in their safety plan and 61% went to a new living arrangement away from their abuser. Additionally, our therapeutic staff has continued telehealth therapy to be able to offer services to those who cannot travel to cvp for therapy.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 85.6%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $61.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st 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: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 11.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings