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CHOICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

EIN 31-0910779 COLUMBUS, OH

Revenue 2024
$5,195,118
Expenses 2024
$6,902,669

Program services were 89.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P43Z
Classification
1000
Street
1105 SCHROCK RD STE 100

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 · 2024

Mission

TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD BY SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED BY OPERATING FOOD PANTRIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES, SENIOR LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED CARE FACILITIES, A HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICE AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ASSIST FAMILIES.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O24-HOUR CRISIS, INFORMATION & REFFERAL HOTLINE:CHOICES RECEIVES THOUSANDS OF CALLS EACH YEAR FROM PEOPLE LIVING IN FEAR FROM THE THREAT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TO MEET THIS INCREDIBLE DEMAND, CHOICES PROVIDES A CRISIS, INFORMATION, AND REFERRAL HOTLINE THAT IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. THIS RESOURCE IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN CENTRAL OHIO AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN NEED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE. HOTLINE STAFF ARE TRAINED TO LISTEN, ASK QUESTIONS, DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES, AND ULTIMATELY REFER CALLERS TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.TEMPORARY SHELTER:THE FACT THAT CHOICES OFFERS TEMPORARY SHELTER IS WELL KNOWN, BUT THE LOCATION IS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. A DEDICATED STAFF HAS GUARANTEED ITS OPERATION 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK SINCE 1977, MAKING IT THE LONGEST-RUNNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN CENTRAL OHIO. COUNSELING:CHOICES OFFERS PROBLEM-SOLVING COUNSELING, SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO THOSE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO DO NOT REQUIRE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. DAY OR NIGHT, SERVICES RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS TO EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS WITH GRADUATE-LEVEL CREDENTIALS. TREATMENT GOALS ARE DEVELOPED COOPERATIVELY AND FOCUS ON ISSUES OF SELF-ESTEEM AND EMPOWERMENT, AS WELL AS IMPROVING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. PERSONAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY PLANS ARE EXPLORED AND DEFINED.

    Expenses $6,201,295 · Revenue $42,946

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Andrew Meslow

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Robert Dunn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Ed Kendall

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Ron Kerr

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Marlene Manser

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Wanda Martin-Terry

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Aaron McClendon

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Violet Meek

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Deborah Mitchell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Erin Pheister

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Sheila Prillerman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Brandon Riggins

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Rev Adam Steinbrenner

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Brian Suiter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Rachel Lustig

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $313,109
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $301,067
    Other
    $12,042
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $301,067 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $1,526 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,516 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $313,109 related
  • Philip Helser

    CFO: THROUGH 5/24

    Total calculated
    $128,017
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $122,263
    Other
    $5,754
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related
  • Fikru Nigusse

    INTERIM CFO 5/24-6/24;CFO 7/24-1/25

    Total calculated
    $103,648
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $92,291
    Other
    $11,357
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related
  • Curt Anderson

    INTERIM CFO 2/25-6/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $5,195,118
    Expenses
    $6,902,669
    Contributions
    $5,049,792
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $6,173,916
    Expenses
    $6,113,375
    Contributions
    $5,587,296
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,646,662
    Expenses
    $5,951,559
    Contributions
    $4,569,970
    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
    $4,608,792
    Expenses
    $4,905,612
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,472,211
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,274,227
    Expenses
    $4,779,606
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,178,866
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,482,160
    Expenses
    $4,403,103
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,356,802
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,998,271
    Expenses
    $3,218,817
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,430,747
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,263,495
    Expenses
    $2,095,131
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,877,341
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,478,539
    Expenses
    $2,003,699
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,375,938
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,663,648
    Expenses
    $2,057,272
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,882,267
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,766,854
    Expenses
    $1,450,904
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,248,206
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,367,985
    Expenses
    $1,498,662
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,099,195
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,681,037
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,291,190

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

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

The first 25 as filed. The return lists every one.

Declared as related by

The most recent declarers. The API serves every row.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

  • LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES TUBMAN TOWERS OF SPRINGFIELD LP

    HOUSING · OH

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • TUBMAN TOWERS GP LLC

    C · REAL ESTATE - INVESTMENT · OH

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.