Riverside County Coalition for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide a safe environment to women and their children who are victims of domestic violence by providing emergency shelter services, mental health trauma therapy and counseling. domestic violence parenting and anger management educational classes, advocate for legal representation and placement into permanent housing.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- -3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 77%
- Employees
- 11
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
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% 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
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $593,737 spent. Shelter Services and childrens program The shelter provides services for victims of crime and their children in an emergency shelter program and transitional living program. The program allows the families to stay up to 180 days to ensure they are stabilized and have set goals to assist them in moving toward self-sufficiency so they can remain free from the abused-filled lives they fled from. Victims of crime and their children are provided a variety of servcies that foster support and empowerment. This is an acccomplish through emotional support, individual and group counseling, transportation, food and clothing, parenting groups, specialized mental health therapy, and referrals necessary to secure legal, medical and social services, financial education, housing placement and other assistance. Childrens program Provide individual and support group counseling for children ages 5 and older who are impacted by domestic violence. The program offers goal-oriented paraprofessional counseling to assist children with indentifying, processing their feelings, building self-esteem
- $322,784 spent. Crises Line, Outreach Counseling Services The crises line is the agencys gateway for victims of domestic violence, and others who seek information. It is a safe and confidential way for individuals to ask questions and obtain services. It provides immediate intervention and assistance to domestic violence victims that are in need of shelter, counseling and other services. The staff anf volunteers are trained to assess immediate safety issues, provide information on the violence and address the callers concerns, specific needs, give options and referrals to assist the caller, and identify a plan for what to do next. The crises ine answers over 7,000 calls per year. Crises line cards are available through many agencies, including law enforcement, court system, hospitals, churches, government agencies, community-based organizations and many others. The primary goals of outreach services is to ensure a victims safety, help victims understand the dynamics of dv and assist victims in dealing with their feelings so that they can begin to improve their situation.
- $315,484 spent. Trauma Recovery Supportive Outreach Services Provides supportive services outreach, emergency, and healing intervention to victim/survivors and their families. The focus is to respond to vitimization from crimes and complex trauma from interpersonal violence including domestic violence, sexual assault, family and community violence, sex trafficking, intimate partner stalking and homelessness.
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2016.
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 July 2017.
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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