Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
STARTED IN 1989, ODVN MOBILIZES A STATEWIDE VOICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROMOTES QUALITY SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS THAT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SELF- DETERMINATION.
- Income
- $10.5 million
- Spending
- $10.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $142,749, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 September 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 (5)
- $232,294 spent. ODVN PROVIDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICE SUPPORT TO 76 MEMBER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 58 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND 18 NON- RESIDENTIAL DV PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED NEARLY 109,000 WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. ODVN IS THE LEADING RESOURCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES IN OHIO AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (NNEDV). ODVN PROVIDES BEST PRACTICE RESOURCES TO MEMBER PROGRAMS THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC POLICY INFORMATION, A TOLL- FREE INFORMATION/REFERRAL LINE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ODVN'S TRAINING INSTITUTE HOSTED 309 TRAININGS ATTENDED BY 18,621 INDIVIDUALS FROM MEMBER PROGRAMS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES.
- $572,761 spent. ODVN'S PREVENTION WORK FOCUSES ON ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS THROUGH THE OHIO MEN'S ACTION NETWORK (OHMAN). OHMAN USES THE NEW PLAYBOOK, AN EVIDENCE- INFORMED TRAINING THAT WORKS TO TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO BRING AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CALLED "KNOW BETTER. DO BETTER. BE BETTER,- AND COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: FROM HARM TO HEALING, IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS THAT DISCUSS SOCIETAL TOPICS THAT INTERSECT WITH MASCULINITY AND VIOLENCE. ODVN'S CENTER ON PARTNER-INFLICTED BRAIN INJURY PROVIDES STATEWIDE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON THE INTERSECTION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, STRANGULATION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE CENTER PROVIDED 74 TRAININGS TO OVER 7,500 PEOPLE IN OHIO AND 20 STATES. ODVN'S PREVENTION WORK FOCUSES ON ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS THROUGH THE OHIO MEN'S ACTION NETWORK (OHMAN). OHMAN USES THE NEW PLAYBOOK, AN EVIDENCE- INFORMED TRAINING THAT WORKS TO TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO BRING AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CALLED "KNOW BETTER. DO BETTER. BE BETTER,- AND COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: FROM HARM TO HEALING, IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS THAT DISCUSS SOCIETAL TOPICS THAT INTERSECT WITH MASCULINITY AND VIOLENCE. ODVN'S CENTER ON PARTNER-INFLICTED BRAIN INJURY PROVIDES STATEWIDE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON THE INTERSECTION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, STRANGULATION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE CENTER PROVIDED 74 TRAININGS TO OVER 7,500 PEOPLE IN OHIO AND 20 STATES.
- $5.9 million spent. ODVN PROVIDES RELOCATION, HOUSING, HOTEL, AND LEGAL SERVICES TO SURVIVORS REFERRED BY MEMBER PROGRAMS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE RELOCATION AND SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ASSISTED 912 SURVIVORS AND 1,026 CHILDREN WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND MOVING EXPENSES. ODVN'S REACH HOUSING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 12 MONTHS TO 551 HOUSEHOLDS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ODVN'S HOTEL PROGRAM PROVIDED SHELTER TO 605 SURVIVORS AND 691 CHILDREN. ODVN'S LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPED 133 SURVIVORS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES. ODVN CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO WORK FOR A REDUCED FEE TO HELP SURVIVORS SEEK AND ENFORCE PROTECTION ORDERS AND WITH CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ISSUES. THE ATTORNEYS ALSO ASSIST WITH LANDLORD ISSUES, EMPLOYMENT, AND IMMIGRATION MATTERS. ADDITIONALLY, ODVN PROVIDES LOCAL PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH ADVOCACY AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ODVN PROVIDES RELOCATION, HOUSING, HOTEL, AND LEGAL SERVICES TO SURVIVORS REFERRED BY MEMBER PROGRAMS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE RELOCATION AND SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ASSISTED 912 SURVIVORS AND 1,026 CHILDREN WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND MOVING EXPENSES. ODVN'S REACH HOUSING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 12 MONTHS TO 551 HOUSEHOLDS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ODVN'S HOTEL PROGRAM PROVIDED SHELTER TO 605 SURVIVORS AND 691 CHILDREN. ODVN'S LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPED 133 SURVIVORS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES. ODVN CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO WORK FOR A REDUCED FEE TO HELP SURVIVORS SEEK AND ENFORCE PROTECTION ORDERS AND WITH CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ISSUES. THE ATTORNEYS ALSO ASSIST WITH LANDLORD ISSUES, EMPLOYMENT, AND IMMIGRATION MATTERS. ADDITIONALLY, ODVN PROVIDES LOCAL PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH ADVOCACY AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
- $2.8 million spent. ESTABLISHED IN 1989, ODVN MOBILIZES A STATEWIDE VOICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROMOTES QUALITY SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS THAT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SELF- DETERMINATION. ODVN ADVANCES THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE-FREE LIFE, FOSTERS CHANGES IN OUR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND BRINGS LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE, AND BEST PRACTICES TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. ODVN SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR 20 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING FOR OHIO'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS IN THE 2024 -25 STATE BUDGET. THIS FUNDING REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE FIRST ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS -- 2 MILLION IN THE 2020-21 BUDGET. THE INCREASED FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES WAS THE RESULT OF A TWO- YEAR GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN BY ODVN, ITS MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTERS.
- ESTABLISHED IN 1989, ODVN MOBILIZES A STATEWIDE VOICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROMOTES QUALITY SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS THAT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SELF- DETERMINATION. ODVN ADVANCES THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE-FREE LIFE, FOSTERS CHANGES IN OUR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND BRINGS LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE, AND BEST PRACTICES TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. ODVN SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR 20 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING FOR OHIO'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS IN THE 2024 -25 STATE BUDGET. THIS FUNDING REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE FIRST ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS -- 2 MILLION IN THE 2020-21 BUDGET. THE INCREASED FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES WAS THE RESULT OF A TWO- YEAR GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN BY ODVN, ITS MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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