Victims First Inc.

Is this your nonprofit?

501(c)(3) organization

Donations are tax-deductible

URL not available

4195 CHINO HILLS PARKWAY
Chino Hills CA 91709-2618

Chino Hills CA | IRS ruling year: 2022 | EIN: 32-0656956

Mission not available

Rating Information

Not currently rated

Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Results beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.

See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.

Beacon Weights

We recognize that not all metrics and beacons equally predict a charity’s success. The percentage each beacon contributes to the organization’s overall rating depends on the number of beacons an organization has earned.

Use the tool below to select different beacons to see how the weighting shifts when only one, two, or three beacons are earned.

Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Leadership & Adaptability
Culture & Community

Historical Ratings

Rating histories are available for a growing number of rated organizations. Check back later to see if this organization has a rating history!

Rating Report

Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability

Culture & Community

Impact & ResultsAccountability & FinanceCulture & CommunityLeadership & Adaptability

Accountability & Finance

Victims First Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.

To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Victims First Inc. under the EIN: 32-0656956.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Victims First Inc., Victims First Inc. will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.

Learn More

Unscored Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - No Data Available

No Data Available

Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.

Salary of Key Persons - No Data Available

No Data Available

Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website

Activities:

Activity data not reported from the IRS

Foundation Status:

Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)

Affiliation:

Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Victims First Inc.) or EIN (320656956) in the 'Search Term' field.

Pandemic Response - Data Available

This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.

Victims First Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:

Fundraising Capacity

How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:

It impacted our ability to fundraise as corporations and people cut back on charitable giving.

How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:

It did not, however, stop us from delivering our pro bono services. It affected our VictimsFund.

How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:

COVID-19 did not force us to make changes to our organization, except in fundraising.

Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:

This does not apply to us.

Impact & Results

Not Currently Scored

Victims First Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.

Learn More

Culture & Community

Victims First Inc. has earned a 86% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.

This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.

Learn more

Metrics

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

Not Applicable

Constituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts

30% of beacon score

This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.

Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.

Victims of mass casualty crime.

How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings or town halls, Suggestion box/email

How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?

Our board, Our community partners

How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?

Our relationships with the people we serve have benefitted by providing increased trust, particularly when suggestions are implemented immediately to improve our programs.

What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?

We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.

We have updated our intake for to provide easier access and clearer instructions; we have translated our victims services resources in multiple languages to better serve victims of mass casualty crime (as needed); and we have added bilingual (Spanish) support to our programs.

Equity Practices - Data Available - 80/100 pts

70% of beacon score

This organization's score of 80 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 3 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.

Equity Practices (0/7)
The organization did not respond to this question.

Equity Policies and Procedures (3/7)
	We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
	We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
	We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
	We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
	We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
	We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
	We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.

Leadership & Adaptability

Victims First Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.

This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.

Learn more

Metrics

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

Not Applicable

Mission - 10/10 pts

The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission

The mission of VictimsFirst is to support, empower, and protect victims of mass casualty crime through rapid response, financial assistance, community preparedness education, as well as care support and advocacy for policies that help all victims/survivors.

Vision - 10/10 pts

The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.

VictimsFirst responds immediately to mass casualty crimes by engaging directly with families of the deceased and those wounded both physically and mentally, while also helping the affected community understand the needs of victims/survivors. We work with local, state, and federal governments, care providers, businesses, and the public to ensure that victims/survivors receive the services, comfort, and financial support they need while protecting them from being re-victimized. This includes but is not limited to: Working with government officials to ensure a rapid and well-organized response to a mass casualty crime by making sure communities implement the Best Practices/National Guidelines Protocol For Mass Casualty Crime. Organizing outreach to ensure 100% goes directly to victims to help pay for expenses in the aftermath of the crime. Watching over funds to make sure all donations collected in the victims’ names go directly to the victim base.

Source: Nonprofit submitted responses

Goals - 20/20 pts

The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.

Goal One: Ensuring communities and mass casualty crime responders are educated in Best Practices to prevent re-victimization.

Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.

Goal Two: Work to create a centralized victims funds when mass casualty crimes occur, so that 100% of donations go directly to victims.

Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.

Goal Three: Provide immediate financial support to victims of mass casualty crimes, as well as peer support and guidance to victim resources.

Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.

Leadership Development - 15/15 pts

The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development

Describe an investment in leadership

Hands-on training and guidance is provided throughout our mass casualty crime response, provided by our experienced leadership team and our leadership council.

Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts

The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.

This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:

Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building

What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?

VictimsFirst engages in strategic partnerships with other nonprofits, as well as public and private sector organizations in our efforts to support victims of mass casualty crime. We also have published out Best Practices for Mass Casualty crime on our website, along with other resource guides to victims services. Community building and organizing is a fundamental aspect of VictimsFirst and is how our organization formed and is maintained. We also work with other like-minded victims' organizations with complimentary mission statements to ensure a continuum of care for victims of mass casualty crimes. We also raise awareness and public valuable information for the public and victims of mass casualty crime through social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Adaptability Story - 30/30 pts

The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.

Our organization is incredibly flexible, so we have been fortunate to not need to make any major adaptions within the past year.

This organization is not rated

Impact & Results

Accountability & Finance

Culture & Community

Leadership & Adaptability

The Giving Basket is having some issues. If you wish to donate, please refresh the page. If the problem persists contact us.
Cart ID: Not Assigned

Error attempting donation

You're too fast!

Victims First Inc.

Victims First Inc.

Rating Information

Not currently rated

Rating Report

Accountability & Finance

Unscored Information

Impact & Results

Culture & Community

Equity Practices (0/7)

The organization did not respond to this question.

Equity Policies and Procedures (3/7)

Leadership & Adaptability

Describe an investment in leadership

This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:

What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?

This organization is not rated