Ujima the National Center on Violence Against Women

What it reported doing in 2024

Research (10%): ujima, in collaboration with esperanza united and the asian pacific institute on gender-based violence, continued work on the second iteration of a culturally specific needs assessment and factsheet, scheduled for dissemination in spring 2025. This project extends earlier collaborations, including the coffee, charla, and chai webinar series, which brought culturally specific resource centers together to amplify the diverse experiences of survivors.ujima staff began a research project examining violent crime trends from the past five years, with a specific focus on how rates of murder, rape, assault, and robbery intersect with intimate partner violence. Special attention was given to understanding whether incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault have increased even as overall violent crime has shifted. This initial research resulted in a preliminary data set and identified key areas requiring deeper exploration and clarification, helping to inform future data-driven programming and advocacy worksystems change, policy & advocacy (5%): ujima staff continue to engage in policy development activities in support of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Ujima staff participated in regular meetings of the national task force to end sexual and domestic violence (ntf) and the training and technical assistance resource network (tta rn). While the ntf and tta rn are focused on the development, passage, and implementation of effective public policy, ujima staff provide feedback, experience, and expertise on issues affecting the black community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.6%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
• Fundraising efficiency: $751.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.56; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.1%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 54.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 50.1% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 49.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings