BBB Wise Giving Report for
National Network to End Domestic Violence

BBB Wise Giving Report issued March 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires March 2013


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: National Network to End Domestic Violence
Address: 2001 S Street, NW, Suite 400
  Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-543-5566
Web Address: www.nnedv.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1996, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to create a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 14: Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

NNEDV does not meet this Standard because:

  • The budget provided did not include total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements.

Standard 16: Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

NNEDV does not meet this standard because the most recent annual report did not include:

  • Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements.

Standard 17: Web Site Disclosures - Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

NNEDV does not meet this Standard because the organization's website, www.nnedv.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements.

Standard 18: Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy - Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

NNEDV does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on this website, www.nnedv.org does not indicate:

  • What personal information is being collected and how it will be used.
  • What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.
In addition, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information on the organization’s solicitation materials and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard for Charity Accountability: 15.
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) meets the remaining 15 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

NNEDV offers national programs for domestic violence organizations, victim advocates and other professionals that encounter victims through their work. The organization’s Economic Justice project aims to help victims achieve economic independence through education, job training, financial literacy and long-term planning; its HIV/AIDS Project educates victim advocates on the intersection of domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, and how programs can strengthen services for victims living with HIV/AIDS; its Safety Net project educates victims, their advocates and the general public on how perpetrators misuse technology to control, intimidate and harass victims, as well as on strategic ways to use technology to increase victim safety; its Women of Color Leadership project enhances leadership opportunities for women of color in the domestic violence field, and ensures that the voices of marginalized communities are heard and reflected in national programs and policies; its Housing project provides assistance to organizations in creating safe transitional housing and related services for survivors fleeing abuse; its WomensLaw.org project is an online legal resource that provides plain-language, state-specific legal information for victims living with or escaping abuse; its Training and Technical Assistance project supports 56 statewide and territorial coalitions against domestic violence in assessing the needs of victims and domestic violence programs in their states/territories, and developing training, programs and services that respond to those needs; and its two direct assistance funds provide one-time grants for victims to help them escape abuse and return to school and the workforce.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, NNEDV's program expenses were:

  
Economic justice project 1,063,472
DOJ state coalition/advocate training 860,062
DOJ transitional housing 541,205
Public policy 410,819
Safety Net project 372,673
DOJ TCIP 335,535
Amy's Courage 270,031
In-kind legal services 250,452
DOJ RCIP 171,838
HHS technical support 165,956
Advocacy 99,200
Allstate media advocacy 65,898
DOJ VAWA implementation 63,068
DOJ transitional housing tech assistance 6,776
DOJ new Executive Director training 3,073
Total Program Expenses: $4,680,058
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Sue Else, President
Compensation*:
 $274,840

Chair of the Board: Tiffany Carr
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Executive Director, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 32

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,205,988, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on NNEDV's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Government grants 2,487,273
Corporate grants 1,939,500
Membership dues 290,221
Donated services 250,452
Special events 212,306
Contracts 182,151
Net assets contributed by National Network to End Domestic Violence 36,238
Contributions 26,236
Other 18,237
Total Income $5,442,614


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 13% 

Total income   $5,442,614
  Program expenses $4,680,058
  Fund raising expenses 401,236
  Administrative expenses 783,397
 
Total expenses   $5,864,691
Expenses in Excess of Income   (422,077)
Beginning net assets   1,711,048
Ending net assets   1,288,971
Total liabilities   407,545
Total assets   $1,696,516

Note: According to NNEDV's audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $250,452 for legal services.

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