Valencia Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VALENCIA SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ALSO KNOWN AS VALENCIA SHELTER SERVICES, WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY REFUGE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN A STATE OF CRISIS AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE.
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $3.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 2.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 55%
- Employees
- 56
- Highest pay
- $93,100, executive di
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: 54 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 (2)
- $2.9 million spent. VALENCIA SHELTER SERVICES (VSS) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, 501 C 3 ORGANIZATION IN VALENCIA COUNTY, NM. VSS WAS FOUNDED IN 1989 AND HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN VALENCIA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. VSS SERVICE AREA TO INCLUDE VALENCIA, TORRANCE, SOCORRO, AND CATRON COUNTIES, INCLUDING ISLETA AND LAGUNA PUEBLOS. VSS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MOVE THEIR LIVES FORWARD. WE SEEK SOCIAL CHANGE TO END VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION. VSS DIVERSE BOARD, LEADERSHIP, AND STAFF MIRROR THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CLIENTS WE SERVE. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE ALL SERVICES IN A TRAUMA- INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, AND SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH STRONG VALUES PLACED UPON OPERATING WITH A CLIENT-CENTERED APPROACH. TO MEET THAT NEED OF OUR COMMUNITY, VSS HAS CREATED AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO SERVE AT ANY A PLACE OF THEIR HEALING JOURNEY.VSS PROVIDES IN-DEPTH, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS, INCLUDING SURVIVORS WHO ARE PRESENTLY INCARCERATED IN VALENCIA COUNTY. BY LEVERAGING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES VSS PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMERGENCY SHELTER, LEGAL ADVOCACY, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER SERVICES TO INCLUDE FORENSIC INTERVIEW SERVICES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FACILITATION ALONG WITH CASE TRACKING, PREA ADVOCACY BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, AND SANE MEDICAL FORENSIC SERVICES. DURING FY2025, VALENCIA SHELTER SERVICES (VSS) CONTINUED OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, COMPREHENSIVE VICTIM SERVICES, HOPE, JUSTICE, AND HEALING TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE, AND TO MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO END DEMOGRAPHICAL AND GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF ABUSE. VSS SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF 1913 SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES THIS YEAR. SERVICES PROVIDED TO THOSE SURVIVORS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1,218 CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL SAFETY PLANNING, 5,491 EMERGENCY SHELTER BED NIGHTS THAT INCLUDED 1,107 SESSIONS OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SERVICES, 13,818 RAPID-REHOUSING BED NIGHTS THAT INCLUDED 3,251 SESSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT, 264 CHILD CENTERED FORENSIC INTERVIEW TO OBTAIN CHILD ABUSE DISCLOSURES, 600 SESSIONS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY COORDINATION SERVICE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES, 993 GROUP THERAPY AND 281 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SERVICES, AND 132 SANE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT. VSS PROUDLY PROVIDED 417 SESSIONS OF BILINGUAL SERVICES TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. VALENCIA SHELTER SERVICES (VSS) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, 501 C 3 ORGANIZATION IN VALENCIA COUNTY, NM. VSS WAS FOUNDED IN 1989 AND HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN VALENCIA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. VSS SERVICE AREA TO INCLUDE VALENCIA, TORRANCE, SOCORRO, AND CATRON COUNTIES, INCLUDING ISLETA AND LAGUNA PUEBLOS. VSS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MOVE THEIR LIVES FORWARD. WE SEEK SOCIAL CHANGE TO END VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION. VSS DIVERSE BOARD, LEADERSHIP, AND STAFF MIRROR THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CLIENTS WE SERVE. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE ALL SERVICES IN A TRAUMA- INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, AND SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH STRONG VALUES PLACED UPON OPERATING WITH A CLIENT-CENTERED APPROACH. TO MEET THAT NEED OF OUR COMMUNITY, VSS HAS CREATED AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO SERVE AT ANY A PLACE OF THEIR HEALING JOURNEY.VSS PROVIDES IN-DEPTH, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS, INCLUDING SURVIVORS WHO ARE PRESENTLY INCARCERATED IN VALENCIA COUNTY. BY LEVERAGING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES VSS PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMERGENCY SHELTER, LEGAL ADVOCACY, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER SERVICES TO INCLUDE FORENSIC INTERVIEW SERVICES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FACILITATION ALONG WITH CASE TRACKING, PREA ADVOCACY BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, AND SANE MEDICAL FORENSIC SERVICES. DURING FY2025, VALENCIA SHELTER SERVICES (VSS) CONTINUED OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, COMPREHENSIVE VICTIM SERVICES, HOPE, JUSTICE, AND HEALING TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE, AND TO MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO END DEMOGRAPHICAL AND GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF ABUSE. VSS SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF 1913 SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES THIS YEAR. SERVICES PROVIDED TO THOSE SURVIVORS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1,218 CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL SAFETY PLANNING, 5,491 EMERGENCY SHELTER BED NIGHTS THAT INCLUDED 1,107 SESSIONS OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SERVICES, 13,818 RAPID-REHOUSING BED NIGHTS THAT INCLUDED 3,251 SESSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT, 264 CHILD CENTERED FORENSIC INTERVIEW TO OBTAIN CHILD ABUSE DISCLOSURES, 600 SESSIONS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY COORDINATION SERVICE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES, 993 GROUP THERAPY AND 281 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SERVICES, AND 132 SANE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT. VSS PROUDLY PROVIDED 417 SESSIONS OF BILINGUAL SERVICES TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- $4,003 spent. SEE PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENT 1
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 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 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 May 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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