THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

I72

Classification

1000

Street

429 O ST NW

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

• CLIENT ADVOCACY SERVICES PROGRAM: SAFE SHORES' CLIENT ADVOCACY SERVICES PROGRAM IS A CHILD VICTIM'S FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH SAFE SHORES. IT WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. THIS MEANS HELPING THEM ACCESS CRITICAL INFORMATION, SHORT- AND LONG-TERM RESOURCES, AND TAILORED, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AS THESE YOUNG CRIME VICTIMS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS MOVE TOWARD HEALING, RECLAIMING THEIR SENSE OF AGENCY AND SELF-EFFICACY, AND RESTORING THEIR SENSE OF TRUST AND HOPE. THE CLIENT ADVOCACY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES CRISIS SUPPORT, ONGOING ADVOCACY, FOLLOW-UP, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND INFORMATION ON CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND PROGRAMS TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIMS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, SAFE SHORES ALSO PROVIDES CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH NEW TRANSITIONAL CLOTHING, MEALS, AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

  Expenses $1,432,064

• CLINICAL SERVICES: SAFE SHORES' CLINICAL SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS FAMILIES ON THE ROAD TO HEALING FROM TRAUMA AND ABUSE BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TRAUMA- FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TFCBT) THE CLINICAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME CHALLENGES, DEVELOP POSITIVE COPING SKILLS AND BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH TALK THERAPY, PLAY THERAPY, ART THERAPY, SAND-TRAY THERAPY AND OTHER MODALITIES PROVIDED TO CHILD VICTIMS, THEIR NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS, AND SIBLINGS.

  Expenses $730,291

• FORENSIC SERVICES: SAFE SHORES' FORENSIC SERVICES PROGRAM (FSP) COORDINATES AND CONDUCTS NEUTRAL, FACT-FINDING AND DEVELOPMENTALLY-SENSITIVE (FORENSIC) INTERVIEWS WITH CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ABUSE AND CHILD WITNESSES TO VIOLENCE ON BEHALF OF FELLOW MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBER AGENCIES. THE GOAL OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWS IS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDRENS' VOICES ARE HEARD AND TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF TIMES A CHILD MUST RECOUNT ANY INCIDENT OF ABUSE. FORENSIC SERVICES ALSO SUPPORTS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM COLLABORATION, UPDATING PROTOCOLS AND ENSURING BEST PRACTICES. ON OCCASION UPON REQUEST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, FSP CONDUCTS FORENSIC INTERVIEWS WITH INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED ADULTS.

  Expenses $691,086

• TEEN ADVOCACY INITIATIVE ADOLESCENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 TO 17 WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ADVOCATE PURSUANT TO DC'S SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 2019. SAFE SHORES TEEN ADVOCATES ARE ON CALL AROUND THE CLOCK TO BE DISPATCHED TO HELP TEEN SURVIVORS IN THE MIDST OF CRISIS UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS AND SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR CHOICES. TEEN ADVOCATES TRAVEL TO WHERE THE SURVIVORS IS--AT A HOSPITAL OR ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY, AS SOON AS THE CRIME IS REPORTED. EXAMPLES OF THE SUPPORT A TEEN ADVOCATE MIGHT PROVIDE INCLUDE REFERRALS TO MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, OR LEGAL AID. PREVENTION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM - SAFE SHORES' PREVENTION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT ADULTS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ABUSE. DEPLOYING EVIDENCE-INFORMED TRAINING CURRICULA AND ALSO BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS TO PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, SAFE SHORES PROVIDES ADULTS WHO WORK WITH AND/OR CARE FOR CHILDREN IN VARIOUS SETTINGS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD TRAUMA AND EQUIPS THEM WITH SKILLS TO RECOGNIZE, RESPOND TO, AND PREVENT ABUSE. MDT ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM -SAFE SHORES SERVES AS THE HUB OF THE WHEEL OF DC'S LEGALLY MANDATED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM (MDT) RESPONSE TO CHILDREN IMPACTED BY ABUSE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SAFE SHORES' COORDINATION OF THE MDT'S JOINT WORK WITH CHILD VICTIMS AND CULTIVATION OF COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE VARIOUS MDT AGENCIES IMPROVES THE PUBLIC SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. BY HELPING PUBLIC AGENCIES WITH DIFFERENT MANDATES AND PROFESSIONAL CULTURES WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY AND PROVIDING THEM WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES IN THE FIELD OF CHILD PROTECTION AND UPDATED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, SAFE SHORES STRENGTHENS THESE PROFESSIONALS' SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, THEREBY FOSTERING ENHANCED AND COST-SAVING SYSTEM EFFICIENCY WHILE KEEPING THE NEEDS OF CHILD VICTIMS AT THE CENTER OF THIS WORK. MAINTAINING A HEALTHY MDT PARTNERSHIP FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES REQUIRES CONSTANT AND FOCUSED ATTENTION, PARTICULARLY SINCE PERSONNEL AND LEADERSHIP AT PUBLIC AGENCIES CHANGE REGULARLY. THERE IS A NEED FOR ONGOING ORIENTATION, TRAINING, AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES FOR VICTIMIZED CHILDREN. OUR MDT ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THIS NEED.

  Expenses $1,289,762

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,680,168

  Expenses

  $4,942,476

  Contributions

  $4,542,872

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $4,831,226

  Expenses

  $4,278,618

  Contributions

  $4,777,707

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,822,225

  Expenses

  $3,749,241

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,634,029

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,650,354

  Expenses

  $3,506,568

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,962,447

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,905,781

  Expenses

  $2,878,631

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,717,286

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,009,093

  Expenses

  $2,889,305

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,587,010

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,695,571

  Expenses

  $2,794,995

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,327,895

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,377,221

  Expenses

  $2,575,587

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,450,797

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,420,589

  Expenses

  $2,338,011

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,566,867

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,245,464

  Expenses

  $2,097,643

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,472,015

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,208,887

  Expenses

  $1,893,481

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,358,914

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,675,005

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,954,399

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

  $219,033

  2023 · SUB-AWARD

• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

  $124,346

  2022 · SUB-AWARD

• NATIONAL CHILDRENS ALLIANCE INC

  $49,950

  2024 · PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT

• NATIONAL CHILDRENS ALLIANCE INC

  $47,441

  2024 · CHAPTER CORE SERVICES

• CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS FOR CHARITY

  $15,000

  2024 · TO FUND THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF SAFE SHORES.

• NATIONAL CHILDRENS ALLIANCE INC

  $12,484

  2023 · CHAPTER CORE SERVICES

• SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDRENS RELIEF ENDEAVOR SACRED

  $12,078

  2024 · SUPPORT FOR VICTIM'S OF SEXUAL ABUSE

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $11,150

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• UNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA

  $10,868

  2022 · DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS

• CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS FOR CHARITY

  $10,000

  2023 · TO FUND THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF SAFE SHORES.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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