Embrace Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO END VIOLENCE, INSPIRE HOPE AND PROVIDE UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO ALL PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY IN SAFETY, EQUALITY AND PARTNERSHIP.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 87%
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $113,299, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $1.3 million spent. SINCE 1980, EMBRACE SERVICES, INC. (EMBRACE), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SAFE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN AN EXTREMELY RURAL AREA OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH GRINDING POVERTY AND HIGH RATES OF VIOLENCE. THE GEOGRAPHICALLY LARGE, FOUR-COUNTY SERVICE AREA IS MADE UP OF RUSK, WASHBURN, BARRON, AND PRICE COUNTIES. IN 2024, MORE THAN 2,000 SURVIVORS ACCESSED EMBRACE'S ADVOCACY SUPPORT. SURVIVORS AT HIGH-RISK OF HOMICIDE RECEIVED SAFE SHELTER INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY-BASED COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT. FAMILIES STAYED IN EMBRACE'S SCATTERED-SITE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND 100 PERCENT CONTINUE TO STAY SAFE AND STABLY HOUSED 6 MONTHS AFTER ENTRY INTO THE PROGRAM. TO END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE, PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND YOUTH SERVICES, OFTEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS OR LOCAL YOUTH PROGRAMS, ARE PRIORITIZED. OUTREACH AND AWARENESS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EMBRACE CENTERS THE VOICES OF HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED SURVIVORS WHO ARE MOST HARMED BY INTERSECTING OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE AND STRUCTURES SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT WORK TOWARD THEIR SAFETY AND LIBERATION. THIS STRATEGY WORKS TO BRING SAFETY TO THOSE MOST AT RISK OF HOMICIDE AS WELL AS TO NECESSITATE THE SAFETY AND LIBERATION OF EVERYONE EQUITABLY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 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 June 1981.
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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