Corner House
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF CORNERHOUSE IS TO PARTNER WITH FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND SYSTEMS - ENTRUSTED WITH THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND VULNERABLE ADULTS - TO REDUCE TRAUMA AND END ABUSE.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 41%
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 105
- Highest pay
- $151,293, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 60% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 2515 of 15 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 December 31, 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)
- $964,993 spent. FORENSICS- THE CORNERHOUSE FORENSIC SERVICES TEAM OFFERS A SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL PLACE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND VULNERABLE ADULTS, WHO ARE SUSPECTED VICTIMS OR WITNESSES OF ABUSE, TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. IN THE YEAR 2025, 566 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A FORENSIC INTERVIEW WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A COORDINATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION. A FORENSIC INTERVIEW IS A NEUTRAL, FACT-FINDING INQUIRY CONDUCTED WITH CONSIDERATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. CORNERHOUSE ABIDES BY A "PERSON CENTERED" APPROACH WHICH ENSURES THAT THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY DURING THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW PROCESS. THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW IS PERSON-CENTERED AND IS ALIGNED WITH THE COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL ABILITIES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. CORNERHOUSE STAFF MEMBERS ARE CONSTANTLY ENGAGED IN ASSESSING AND INCREASING THE COMFORT LEVEL OF EACH INDIVIDUAL, PREVENTING ADDITIONAL TRAUMA, AND ELICITING ACCURATE INFORMATION. OUR INTERVIEWERS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED, OBJECTIVE, AND COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS WHO KNOW HOW TO PUT PEOPLE AT EASE. THE INTERVIEWERS USE THE CORNERHOUSE FORENSIC INTERVIEW PROTOCOL, AN INTERVIEWING PROTOCOL DEVELOPED BY CORNERHOUSE AND IS NOW WIDELY USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE GLOBE. THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM AND CORNERHOUSE PARTNER WITH A MEDICAL TEAM WHO SPECIALIZE IN CHILD ABUSE AND CONDUCT NON-ACUTE FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
- $524,313 spent. MENTAL HEALTH- CORNERHOUSE'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO OFFER CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT NEEDED TO HEAL AFTER INCIDENTS OF ABUSE. CLINICIANS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED THERAPY FOR SURVIVORS AND WITNESSES OF CHILD ABUSE IN BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND SUPPORT GROUP SETTINGS. IN 2025, OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM SERVED 119 CLIENTS.
- $338,137 spent. TRAINING- SINCE 1989, CORNERHOUSE HAS BEEN A LEADER IN FORENSIC INTERVIEWING, HELPING SHAPE THE FIELD THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CORNERHOUSE FORENSIC INTERVIEW PROTOCOL (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS RATAC). WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE, WE PROVIDE PRACTICUM-BASED TRAINING THAT EQUIPS PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD WITH EVIDENCE-INFORMED BEST PRACTICES FOR RESPONDING TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND VULNERABLE ADULTS WHO DISCLOSE ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT. IN 2025 CORNERHOUSE CONDUCTED 96 TRAINING SESSIONS WITH 6,627 PEOPLE TRAINED FROM MINNESOTA PLUS 14 OTHER STATES, AND SEVERAL COUNTRIES. TO DATE, CORNERHOUSE HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 50,000 PROFESSIONALS ACROSS ALL 50 U.S. STATES AND MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES, EMPOWERING MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS THAT ARE PERSON-CENTERED, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, AND GROUNDED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE.TO DATE, CORNERHOUSE HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 50,000 PROFESSIONALS ACROSS ALL 50 U.S. STATES AND MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES, EMPOWERING MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS THAT ARE PERSON-CENTERED, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, AND GROUNDED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE. AS RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, CORNERHOUSE REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FIELD BY REGULARLY COLLABORATING WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO ENSURE OUR TRAINING REFLECTS THE LATEST EVIDENCE AND EMERGING PRACTICES.
- $376,642 spent. ADVOCACY- THE CORNERHOUSE FAMILY SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS SUPPORT SERVICES THEY NEED TO STABILIZE, HEAL AND RECONNECT AFTER INCIDENTS OF ABUSE OR TRAUMA. CAREGIVERS ARE OFFERED ONGOING SUPPORT WITH SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL SYSTEMS NAVIGATION, PLANNING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD, AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICE REFERRALS TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE THE RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO HEAL AND THRIVE. ADVOCATES OFFER REFERRALS FOR ONSITE AND OFFSITE TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. IN 2025, WE SERVED 757 CAREGIVERS THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY PROGRAMMING. SERVICES FOR THESE FAMILIES INCLUDE 1,801 POST-FORENSIC INTERVIEW FOLLOW-UP CONTACTS, 108 HOUSING/SHELTER REFERRALS, 244 TRAUMA SCREENINGS, 54 COLUMBIA TRAUMA SCREENINGS, AND 517 THERAPEUTIC SERVICE REFERRALS ADMINISTERED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 November 1989.
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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