Volare

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454888353
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2027421727
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Victims' Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,471,620
Expenses
$5,238,235
Assets
$2,537,186
Liabilities
$858,299

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIDGETTE STUMPF (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRIDGETTE STUMPF (CEO): $222,063 total reported compensation
  • LINDSEY E SILVERBERG (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $152,264 total reported compensation
  • KRISTIN N ELIASON (HEAD OF SERVICES): $134,474 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Volare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting all survivors of crime across legal, therapeutic, and advocacy services. We advocate for restorative, systematic change through strategic public policy, innovative partnerships, and trauma-informed trainings.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. Legal services: volare provides free legal services to victims of crime in the district of columbia. Volare attorneys represent dc crime victims under the crime victims' rights act and the dc crime victims' bill of rights by enforcing the special protections afforded to crime victims and working to shape a legal climate that treats survivors with respect for their privacy and dignity. Survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking may also seek volare's legal assistance with obtaining a civil protection order (cpo) or anti-stalking order (aso) in dc superior court. Additionally, volare's legal team provides assistance to student survivors in acquiring accommodations/supportive measures and/or participating in campus grievance proceedings under title ix, the clery act, and clients' schools' student conduct policies. Additionally, volare attorneys provide brief advice and brief services on other civil legal matters, including custody, divorce, immigration matters, and housing. Volare also coordinates the victim legal network of dc (vlndc), a network of 27 legal providers dedicated to alleviating barriers victims face. Members utilize a coordinated intake, screening and referral system, shared release form, and secure member portal. Dv leap, a project of volare, makes the law work for survivors of domestic violence by challenging unjust trial outcomes; advancing legal protections through expert pro bono advocacy; training lawyers, advocates, and judges on best practices; and spearheading domestic violence litigation in the supreme court. In fy25, volare's attorneys assisted 336 victims in legal matters, which included 176 cpo and aso matters, 191 crime victims' rights matters, and 21 title ix matters. In addition to providing direct representation and advice, volare employs a co-counseling model for pro bono attorneys interested in representing crime victims in civil and criminal cases.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $201.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 25th 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: 4.3%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 77.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $222K · 24 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.