Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,486,445
- Total expenses
- $4,860,110
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,515,919
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $18,995
- Other revenue
- -$48,469
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,983,501
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $149,061
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,834,440
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,158,396
- Management and general expenses
- $327,757
- Fundraising expenses
- $373,957
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,158,396
Program services were 85.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$666,027
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,442,673
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,407,219
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$39,497
-
3 · Investment income
total $18,995 · excluded $18,995
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$12,500
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$666,027
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$83,518
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$71,018 · excluded -$71,018
-
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $22,549 · excluded $22,549
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$22,549
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $208,643 · program services $166,915 · management and general $20,864 · fundraising $20,864
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,467,653 · program services $3,006,995 · management and general $188,545 · fundraising $272,113
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $101,831 · program services $88,433 · management and general $5,449 · fundraising $7,949
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $188,070 · program services $163,015 · management and general $10,274 · fundraising $14,781
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $317,792 · program services $274,457 · management and general $18,039 · fundraising $25,296
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,660 · management and general $66,660
-
11g · Fees: other
total $6,909 · program services $1,503 · management and general $5,406
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13 · Office expenses
total $31,471 · program services $18,801 · management and general $774 · fundraising $11,896
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14 · Information technology
total $110,827 · program services $93,124 · management and general $8,108 · fundraising $9,595
-
16 · Occupancy
total $185,362 · program services $182,576 · management and general $1,130 · fundraising $1,656
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17 · Travel
total $6,676 · program services $6,620 · management and general $1 · fundraising $55
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23 · Insurance
total $36,329 · program services $35,592 · management and general $299 · fundraising $438
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24a · Other expenses: LITIGATION & CASE EXP.
total $82,514 · program services $82,086 · fundraising $428
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24b · Other expenses: TECH STIPENDS
total $37,969 · program services $32,578 · management and general $2,186 · fundraising $3,205
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24c · Other expenses: BUSINESS REGISTRATION
total $6,207 · program services $846 · management and general $5 · fundraising $5,356
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEV.
total $5,197 · program services $4,855 · management and general $17 · fundraising $325
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,935,140 · end of year $2,116,224
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $649,846 · end of year $623,147
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $768,350 · end of year $1,083,827
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,346 · end of year $45,303
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $297,930 · end of year $115,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $178,093 · end of year $39,215
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $296,414 · end of year $109,846
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,456,777 · end of year $2,796,108
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $751,328 · end of year $1,038,332
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO ADVOCATE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, AT-RISK CHILDREN, AND OTHER VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING OVER $22.8M IN PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS, AND ON-GOING SUPPORT; TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT A STRONG NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VULNERABLE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN DC AND MD.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM:LEGAL ASSISTANCE: VOLUNTEER AND STAFF LAWYERS REPRESENT LOW-INCOME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN PROTECTION ORDER AND FAMILY LAW CASES AND ADVOCATE FOR VICTIM RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ABUSERS. WALK-IN LEGAL CLINICS: OUR LAWYERS PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AT COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICS AND AT A COURT-BASED CLINIC. SUPPORT SERVICES: OUR ADVOCATES PROVIDE SAFETY PLANNING, TRAUMA-INFORMED CRISIS INTERVENTION, ONGOING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND ACCESS TO CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES. LEGAL HELP LINE: OUR ADVOCATES RESPOND TO HUNDREDS OF CALLERS' REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON VICTIM RIGHTS, LEGAL SERVICES, AND PROVIDE REFERRALS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
Expenses $1,735,115
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IMMIGRATION PROGRAM:VOLUNTEER AND STAFF LAWYERS ASSIST LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN WITH VAWA SELF-PETITIONS, BATTERED SPOUSE WAIVERS, U AND T VISAS, AFFIRMATIVE AND DEFENSIVE ASYLUM CLAIMS, SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS, TPS, DACA, WORK AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF IMMIGRATION RELIEF. THE GOAL IS TO HELP IMMIGRANT VICTIMS, A MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE NOT PERMITTED TO LEGALLY WORK IN THE U.S., IN ACHIEVING SAFETY, STABILITY, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED LEGAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
Expenses $1,045,009
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CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM:OUR COURT-APPOINTED VOLUNTEER AND STAFF ATTORNEYS ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN GROWING UP IN HOMES WITH ABUSE, NEGLECT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONNECT THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CRUCIAL SOCIAL SERVICES. IN OVER 95% OF THE CASES, JUDGES ACCEPT OUR ATTORNEYS' RECOMMENDATIONS.
Expenses $862,623
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MARYLAND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM:LEGAL ASSISTANCE: VOLUNTEER AND STAFF LAWYERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED LEGAL, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 220 LOW-INCOME VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND. WITH AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF ACCESS POINTS, COLLABORATIONS WITH CROSS-REFERRAL PARTNERS, AND TARGETED OUTREACH, WE REACH THE MOST UNDERSERVED VICTIMS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND.
Expenses $515,649
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Sara TennenSARA TENNEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $208,644
- From this org
- $191,689
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,955
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,689
- Bonus
- $1,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,671
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,284
- Filer's total
- $208,644
-
Karen Barker MarcouKAREN BARKER MARCOU
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Tracey CoatesTRACEY COATES
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Annette M StanleyANNETTE M STANLEY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Henry BrewsterHENRY BREWSTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica C AbrahamsJESSICA C ABRAHAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew CohenMATTHEW COHEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alexis CollinsALEXIS COLLINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phillip HurstPHILLIP HURST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather LambergHEATHER LAMBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David LastDAVID LAST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margaret McKinneyMARGARET MCKINNEY
DIRECTOR (FROM 9/17/2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Princess McDuffiePRINCESS MCDUFFIE
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 7/31/2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maggie PrietoMAGGIE PRIETO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen RaptisSTEPHEN RAPTIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kamil R ShieldsKAMIL R SHIELDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ilene WeinreichILENE WEINREICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katharine WeymouthKATHARINE WEYMOUTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian YourishBRIAN YOURISH
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $151,416
- From this org
- $135,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,362
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $131,554
- Bonus
- $3,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,309
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,053
- Filer's total
- $151,416
-
Aida VindellAIDA VINDELL
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $138,241
- From this org
- $130,412
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,829
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Marcy BaskinMARCY BASKIN
DIR. OF GRANTS & FOUNDATIONAL GIVING
- Total calculated
- $129,571
- From this org
- $117,370
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,201
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Daniela Huerta GarciaDANIELA HUERTA GARCIA
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $127,791
- From this org
- $116,404
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,387
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Besty CrumbBESTY CRUMB
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $120,257
- From this org
- $108,358
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,899
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS COMPENSATION IN 2025: - BRIAN YOURISH $3,500 - AIDA VINDELL $2,000 - SARA TENNEN $1,000 - MARCY BASKIN $1,000 - DANIELA HUERTA GARCIA $1,000 - BETSY CRUMB $1,000
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 25 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202630849349300213
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