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Survivors and Victims Empowered

Public charity · Grantmaker Lancaster, PA EIN: 86-0676254 Website

All legal non-profit purposes, including child abuse prevention and recovery, drug abuse prevention and recovery, domestic violence prevention and recovery, foster care support, general education,trauma recovery, and all related issues.

Key facts about Survivors and Victims Empowered

In short: Survivors and Victims Empowered gave $13K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
86-0676254
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$12,570
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$6,285
Median grant
$6,285
Total assets
$22,308
Primary geography
California (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$22K

-43.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$13K

-19.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-19.0% YoY

How Survivors and Victims Empowered gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Survivors and Victims Empowered

Based on IRS filings

Survivors and Victims Empowered is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Lancaster, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $13K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

DavisHarrisburgIrvineAntiochLancasterPflugervilleActonMount JulietMurfreesboroReno

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K7 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $481K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $13K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Fostering UNITY: $7KFostering UNITY$7KARS of Lancaster: $5KARS of Lancaster$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fostering UNITY ($7K). Together the top 2 received $13K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 14 (71%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fostering UNITY Davis, CAFoster Care$7,105
ARS of Lancaster Lancaster, PAAddiction Recovery$5,465

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$22,308$39,466$54,664
Revenue$3,593,900$3,828,656$3,974,794
Expenses$3,512,848$4,398,066$3,879,230

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 15, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Survivors and Victims Empowered is led by James J Hughes Jr., Executive Director & President on every filing since 2020; 4 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James J Hughes Jr.

    Executive Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $188K (2020) → $227K (2025)

  • LPhilip Sheldon Jr.

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $86K (2020) → $34K (2025)

  • Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Honorable Moneesa L Hart

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Scott-Patterson

    Assistant Sec-Treas

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $26K (2020) → $86K (2025)

  • Ron Smedley

    Secr-Treas

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $42K (2020) → $6K (2025)

  • Janna Smiley

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Philip W Sheldon (2022–2024) — Program Services Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

James J Hughes Jr — Executive Director/President: $227KJames J Hughes JrExecutive Director/President$227KLinda Scott-Patterson — Asst Sec-Treas: $86KLinda Scott-PattersonAsst Sec-Treas$86KLPhilip Sheldon Jr — Chairman: $34KLPhilip Sheldon JrChairman$34KRev Ron Smedley — Secr-Treas: $6KRev Ron SmedleySecr-Treas$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $227K, to James J Hughes Jr (Executive Director/President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Survivors and Victims Empowered

How much does Survivors and Victims Empowered give each year?

Survivors and Victims Empowered gave $13K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16K across 2 grants.

How large is Survivors and Victims Empowered?

Survivors and Victims Empowered reported $22K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.

What is Survivors and Victims Empowered?

Survivors and Victims Empowered is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Lancaster, PA. It holds $22K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Survivors and Victims Empowered operate?

Survivors and Victims Empowered has awarded grants in California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas.

What is Survivors and Victims Empowered's EIN?

Survivors and Victims Empowered's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0676254. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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