Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (PCADV) IS A STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENDING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION.
- Income
- $47.8 million
- Spending
- $47.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 97%
- Employees
- 56
- Volunteers
- 79
- Highest pay
- $265,711, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 80% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $30.2 million spent. PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESTHE PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) PROVIDES FOUNDATIONAL FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE CORE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. PCADV PASSES THROUGH 90% OF THIS FUNDING TO ITS 59 LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO NEARLY 90,000 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN EACH YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, PCADV USES THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THIS FUNDING TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, STATEWIDE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES, AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR ITS NETWORK OF LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS.THE LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS USE THESE FUNDS TO PROVIDE A BREADTH OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED SERVICES TO PENNSYLVANIANS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MANY OF THESE SERVICES CAN BE LIFE-SAVING, INCLUDING 24-HOUR HOTLINES, SAFETY PLANNING, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, MEDICAL ACCOMPANIMENT, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER. PROGRAMS ALSO LEVERAGE THESE FUNDS TO PRODUCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EVENTS, PROVIDE TRAINING TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS, AND ENGAGE IN SYSTEMS ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, PCADV'S 59 LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS SERVED 85,626 SURVIVORS; OF WHICH, 6,977 WERE CHILDREN. PROGRAM STAFF ANSWERED 82,380 HOTLINE CALLS. THE PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY SHELTERED 7,603 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR A TOTAL OF 540,405 SHELTER NIGHTS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THESE DIRECT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS, THE PROGRAMS HOSTED, OVERALL, 8,007 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES WITH MORE THAN 128,062 PARTICIPANTS AND CONDUCTED 1,902 TRAININGS FOR 49,439 PARTICIPANTS. VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED 190,803 HOURS TO SUPPLEMENT THESE EFFORTS.PCADV AND ITS LOCAL PROGRAMS HELP SURVIVORS RESTORE THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY THROUGH THE RELOCATION PROGRAM. LAST FISCAL YEAR ALONE, 1,307 ADULTS, AND BY EXTENSION, 1,584 CHILDREN, RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. A TOTAL OF $932,338 WAS INVESTED IN RELOCATION EFFORTS HELPING SURVIVORS MOVE AWAY FROM THEIR ABUSERS OR REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AFTER AN ABUSER RELOCATED.PCADV'S 16 FUNDED CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION (CLR) SITES REPRESENTED A TOTAL OF 3,365 CLIENTS HELPING THEM TO NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM WHILE THEY SOUGHT SAFETY. THESE SITES COLLECTIVELY SECURED $50,325 IN COURT-ORDERED SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN.PROVIDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS WORK, PCADV STAFF SUPPORTED THE 59 LOCAL PROGRAMS BY CONDUCTING 221 TRAINING SESSIONS FOR MORE THAN 8,600 PARTICIPANTS AND RESPONDING TO 2,222 REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 4,766 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE DATABASE (PFAD) REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT. PCADV SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LEVEL SYSTEMS ADVOCACY BY FOCUSING ITS EFFORTS ON STATEWIDE SYSTEMS CHANGE. STAFF PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN 563 COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, 1,087 NEW USERS REGISTERED ON THE ONLINE LEARNING CENTER WITH 22,461 COURSE COMPLETIONS.
- $8.0 million spent. HUD RAPID REHOUSING AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTSRAPID REHOUSING (RRH) AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS (ESG) ARE HOUSING AND SHELTER PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD). RRH PROVIDES A TANGIBLE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING INSECURITY THAT SURVIVORS OFTEN FACE AND PROVIDES A FLEXIBLE, INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED RESPONSE TO MEET EACH SURVIVOR'S UNIQUE NEEDS. RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS SHORT-TERM, USUALLY BETWEEN SIX AND TWELVE MONTHS, AND IS PAIRED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING HOUSING STABILITY. ESG PROVIDES SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS, AND PCADV AND ITS PROGRAMS FOCUS ON EMERGENCY SHELTER, INCLUDING HOTEL NIGHTS, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN FLEEING VIOLENT HOMES. WITH EACH OF THESE HUD PROGRAMS, PCADV IS THE APPLICANT AND PASSES THROUGH FUNDING TO PROGRAMS TO LESSEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF UTILIZING THIS MONEY, PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT RURAL AND UNDER-RESOURCED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE PA CONTINUUMS OF CARE'S BALANCE OF STATE. THE MEMBER PROGRAMS THAT ARE A PART OF THESE PROJECTS OFFER SUPPORT THROUGH THE LENS OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOUSING FIRST PHILOSOPHY, WHICH FOCUSES ON FIRST ENSURING THAT SURVIVORS HAVE SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING, WHILE PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. THIS SUPPORT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY PREREQUISITES AND SERVICES ARE SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SURVIVOR. PCADV CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY OTHER FUNDING STREAMS TO SUPPORT SAFE AND STABLE HOMES FOR SURVIVORS WHILE HELPING THEM BUILD INDEPENDENT LIVES AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2018, PCADV'S RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO APPX. $24 MILLION ANNUALLY IN FUNDS TO SUPPORT SURVIVOR HOUSING, AND THE COALITION HAS PROVIDED BRAIDED SUPPORT THROUGH ESG SINCE 2021. TOGETHER THESE PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 4,655 VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS SINCE THEIR INITIATION.
- $6.8 million spent. PCADV ADMINISTERED MULTIPLE PASS-THROUGH FUNDING STREAMS TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING CDC DELTA IMPACT FOR PREVENTION WORK, ARP AND ARP MOBILE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES, AND BUREAU OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE FACILITATED HOUSING-FOCUSED FUNDING THROUGH THE RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION AND PHARE, EXPANDING SAFE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR SURVIVORS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1977.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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