Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault is a statewide coalition driving transformative culture change to address sexual violence through advocacy, prevention, racial justice, and systems change. We envision a world free of sexual violence in which all human beings are treated with dignity and respect and communities are transformed through safety, healing, and partnerships.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 97%
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $112,288, interim executive director (end 11/24)
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
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% 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. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 11 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 (4)
- $725,724 spent. Sexual Violence Justice Institute: The Sexual Violence Justice Institute provides expertise in criminal justice and community response to sexual violence. Systems changein protocol, procedures, and routine practiceis a key element in improving the response to sexual violence. We work with communities to create a comprehensive, victim-centered response through multidisciplinary collaborations, leadership development, training, and technical assistance. As a state and national technical assistance provider for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Violence Against Women, we share our decades of experience to increase knowledge and improve how responders work with victims/survivors and each other. We provide specialized support across the nation and US territories for sexual assault response teams, rural grantees, and sexual assault specific funding for STOP Administrators, teams considering Case File Review, Minnesota SART Collaboration Project, and leaders conducting evaluation or needs assessment.
- $521,375 spent. Prevention: MNCASA is a key leader in the primary prevention of sexual violence in Minnesota. We utilize three key strategies: providing training and technical assistance to build statewide capacity to prevent sexual violence, informing policies and practices at both the state and local levels, and mobilizing community members to help make the prevention of sexual violence an urgent priority. Members have access to sexual violence primary prevention funding, evaluation assistance, tools, resources, and other strategies to enhance their programming. MNCASA has decades-long partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Office of Justice Programs to implement and build statewide capacity for the primary prevention of sexual violence. Primary prevention support includes implementation of the Rosemary Project, 12 sub-grant recipients part of the Community Prevention Partnerships Program, cohosting statewide Sexual Violence Prevention Network meetings, assistance in statewide health standards development, prevention mini-grants for membership, the Messaging Report for advancing sexual violence prevention education, and overall prevention and evaluation capacity building expertise.
- $437,611 spent. Advocacy: MNCASA provides support for the improvement of sexual assault advocacy services of Partner Programs. MNCASA supports and assists sexual assault advocacy programs and other professionals and communities throughout the state. With over 65 partner programs providing services to sexual assault survivors, 20 ally program members, and over 200 individual members, our primary goal is to be a catalyst in changing society's attitudes toward sexual violence and the systems, policies, and procedures that may further victimize survivors, including survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Our members receive tools, resources, and training each year to improve the effectiveness of anti-sexual violence programs in Minnesota. Key events to support our members include the 40-hour sexual assault advocacy training, the 40-hour sexual assault train-the-trainer curriculum, annual training symposium, legal advocacy training, program executive directors and advocates meetings, and regional meetings to plan and organize emerging issues in the field. Areas of training have included advocacy services for justice-involved survivors through the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), reproductive justice, survivors of state-sanctioned violence, trafficking survivors, and more.
- $43,323 spent. Medical Forensic Program: MNCASA has long been a leader in efforts to enhance the statewide systems response to sexual violence including the development of a sustainable infrastructure that will enable a meaningful and effective medical forensic response to victims/survivors of sexual assault in Minnesota. MNCASA works extensively with communities that do not have or lost SANE services in their service delivery area. We continue to provide technical assistance and training to rural hospitals, building their capacity to provide a competent and compassionate medical response to victims/survivors of sexual assault.
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 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 November 6, 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 June 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 April 1984.
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 November 4, 2026.
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