Victims to Victory Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621816276
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Phone
9012746828
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Victims' Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,396
Expenses
$83,517
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHERINE LAWSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • GEORGETTA CARR (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DON BATCHELOR (CHAIRPERSON)
  • PEARLINE WASHBURN (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Victims to victory is a faith based non-profit organization that offers counseling, advocacy, and support services to victims of violent crimes, especially those victimized by homicide. The mission is carried out through direct services, community education, training, community collaboration, and partnerships.

What it reported doing in 2019

*victims to victory provided direct services to 174 crime victims, 44% or 77 were family members of homicide victims *community education and training reached numerous individuals in-person and additionally thousands through media (facebook) broadcasts *assisted 114 individuals with victim compensation information and filing to lessen the financial impact of crime *helped homicide victims family members through the criminal court process providing support and advocacy *delivered emotional support through crisis counseling with 38 victims *identified services and provided phone support to 86 individuals*provided homicide loss support group sessions to improve coping skills of 53 survivors *engaged 5 survivor victims in intensive therapy to address crime-related trauma *helped 20 victim families with thanksgiving food assistance *provided emotional and spiritual support to 330 family members of homicide victims through the annual hope and remembrance candlelight service*32 volunteers contributed an estimated 240 hours of service

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 4
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -290.3%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.8% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $84K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.