Support Advocacy and Resource Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS, NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHERS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY CRIME. WE STRIVE TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY WITHOUT VIOLENCE THROUGH PREVENTION-BASED EDUCATION.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 88%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 54
- Highest pay
- $147,879, executive director
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 29% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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
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 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 (1)
- $1.3 million spent. SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER (SARC) PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, MEDICAL, AND LEGAL ADVOCACY, ON-SITE COUNSELING, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO VICTIMS AND OTHERS IMPACTED BY CRIME. SARC ALSO PROVIDES PREVENTION-BASED EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. SARC SERVED 415 NEW CLIENTS THROUGH OUR CRISIS PROGRAM, PROVIDED 1,580 SERVICES, AND MADE 312 CONTACTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES/PERSONS ON THE CLIENTS' BEHALF DURING THE CLIENTS' INITIAL VISIT. SARC INVESTED 363.75 HOURS OF SERVICES TOWARD NEW CLIENTS AT INTAKE. PROVIDED 13,924 FOLLOW UP SERVICES TO CLIENTS. FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, 86% OF NEW CLIENTS WERE FEMALE AND 14% WERE MALE. GENERAL CRIMES (CVSC) IS A PROGRAM UNDER THE CRISIS PROGRAM UMBRELLA. GENERAL CRIMES: 310 NEW CLIENTS WERE SERVED THIS PAST YEAR. 1,370 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AND 1,602 CONTACTS MADE WITH OTHER AGENCIES/PERSONS ON THE CLIENTS' BEHALF DURING THE INITIAL VISIT. FOR GENERAL CRIMES, 70% OF NEW CLIENTS WERE FEMALE AND 30% WERE MALE. SARC OFFERS PREVENTION-BASED EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGHOUT BENTON/FRANKLIN COUNTIES. PROGRAMS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. ALL PROGRAMS ARE DONE IN AN AGE-APPROPRIATE MANNER AND ARE SENSITIVE TO THE AUDIENCE'S NEEDS. THROUGH THE PREVENTION PROGRAM, SARC PROVIDED 1,013 PRESENTATIONS, REACHING 23,451 INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 82,129 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH AN ASSORTMENT OF OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT INCLUDED: RESOURCE FAIRS, MAILINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA & NEWS MEDIA. SARC'S COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES ON-SITE TRAUMA FOCUSED, EVIDENCE-BASED COUNSELING THERAPY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CRIME. SARC'S COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDED 1,184 THERAPY SESSIONS TO 143 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CRIME.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1983.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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