New Beginnings
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NEW BEGINNINGS EMPOWERS SURVIVORS AND MOBILIZES COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ACTION TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
- Income
- $6.0 million
- Spending
- $6.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 82%
- Employees
- 76
- Volunteers
- 24
- Highest pay
- $155,017, 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
Weak: 39 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 64% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 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 (4)
- $2.1 million spent. HOME SAFE PROGRAM: IN 2024, 66 ADULTS AND 92 CHILDREN FLEEING ABUSE FOUND A SAFE HAVEN, RECEIVING INTENSIVE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN OUR BRIDGE HOUSING. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR HOUSING ADVOCATES, 21 OF THESE SURVIVORS EXITED TO STABLE HOMES, RECEIVING RENT ASSISTANCE AND MOBILE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR UP TO A YEAR.
- $1.7 million spent. DVHOPELINE: IN THE LAST HALF OF 2024, CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SAFETY PLANNING, INFORMATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND REFERRALS WERE PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH 17,282 CALLS AND CHATS.
- $1.6 million spent. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY PROGRAM: IN 2024, 361 ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PLANNED FOR THEIR SAFETY, AND MADE PROGRESS IN HEALING AND REBUILDING THEIR LIVES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS. 338 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS RECEIVED INFORMATION, REFERRALS AND SUPPORT WITH PROTECTION ORDERS, DIVORCE, CHILD CUSTODY, IMMIGRATION AND OTHER CASES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR LEGAL ADVOCATES. 17 SURVIVORS RECEIVED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING THROUGH NEW BEGINNINGS' THERAPIST, AND 82 SURVIVORS RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM REMAIN HOUSED, AND OVERCOME OTHER OBSTACLES TO SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE.
- $280,596 spent. SOCIAL CHANGE PROGRAM: IN 2024, COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. 424 YOUTH LEARNED ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE THROUGH OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION EFFORTS. 24 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVED THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN NEW BEGINNINGS' EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SURVIVOR SUPPORT SERVICES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE.
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 2024.
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 October 1977.
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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