The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois. It works with communities and cross-sector partners to address gender-based violence through crisis response, education, advocacy, and power-building that uplifts survivors’ leadership and voices.
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence at a glance
In short: The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence gave $656K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Illinois. 63% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $655,801
- -50.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -40.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,988
- -16.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $4,170,405
- +5.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 63% first-time grantees (10 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
- How to Apply
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The past small-provider opportunity directed applicants to download an application from the organization’s website. No current application process or materials are specified.
- Contact
Mailing address: 33 N Dearborn St 2210, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 527-0730
Website: https://the-network.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
City of Chicago Survivor Cash Assistance
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Small Provider Grant Opportunity
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
Amount
Up to $20,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Suburban Cook County Survivor Cash Assistance
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Who The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was RTI International ($102K). Together the top 10 received $536K.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 89 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The small-provider grant opportunity was for service providers in Cook County, Illinois. In 2025, 73% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 16% to North Carolina, and 11% to Washington, D.C.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence open to new grantees?
63%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 16 grantees (63%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $37K; repeat grants $48K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $39K repeat.
- 31% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2023–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $656K (2025) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $656K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| RTI International Charlotte, NC | — | $102,455 |
| Apna Ghar Inc Chicago, IL | — | $96,461 |
| Lift Inc Washington, DC | — | $75,000 |
| Cawc Chicago, IL | — | $71,286 |
| Sarahs Inn Forest Park, IL | — | $58,346 |
| Institute for Non-Violence Ch Chicago, IL | — | $52,253 |
| Aman Human Services Orland Park, IL | — | $20,000 |
| And Rise Woman Inc Chicago, IL | — | $20,000 |
| DVSA Communities Aurora, IL | — | $20,000 |
| Empowering Women NFP Chicago, IL | — | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,170,405 | $14,507,790 | $14,977,195 | $655,801 | 16 | $11,179 |
| 2024 | $3,944,636 | $13,238,866 | $11,830,268 | $1,329,705 | 27 | $285 |
| 2023 | $2,196,451 | $7,187,864 | $6,686,858 | $1,555,471 | 46 | $68 |
| 2022 | $1,025,273 | $4,884,504 | $5,013,201 | — | — | $44 |
| 2021 | $1,259,477 | $2,710,639 | $2,882,312 | — | — | $249 |
| 2020 | $1,620,731 | $3,308,658 | $2,592,431 | — | — | $170 |
| 2019 | $378,156 | $1,544,525 | $1,505,899 | — | — | $73 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Network’s website says its mission is to partner with communities to drive social impact, mobilize local expertise, shift systems, and create conditions for communities to live free from gender-based violence. The 2023 filing describes work in education, public policy and advocacy, connecting community members with direct service providers, and providing services to victims of domestic violence and their children. The filing also describes policy alerts and legislative advocacy, including work related to the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act.
The 2025 grantees include organizations whose own stated missions address domestic violence and related needs. For example, Apna Ghar says it provides holistic services, outreach, and advocacy across immigrant communities to end gender violence. Connections for Abused Women and Their Children says it provides shelter, counseling, advocacy, and a 24-hour hotline, and works for social change through education and institutional advocacy. DVSA Communities says it brings culturally specific domestic violence awareness training and programs to underserved Aurora women.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, The Network reported 16 grants totaling $655,801. Grant amounts ranged from $20,000 to $102,455, with a median of $20,000. The largest awards included $102,455 to RTI International in Charlotte, North Carolina; $96,461 to Apna Ghar in Chicago; $75,000 to LIFT Inc. in Washington, D.C.; $71,286 to Connections for Abused Women and Their Children in Chicago; and $58,346 to Sarah’s Inn in Forest Park, Illinois. The Network also reported a $52,253 grant to the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.
The Network’s website announced a small-provider capacity-building grant opportunity for Cook County gender-based violence service providers, offering up to $20,000 per organization for up to 10 organizations. That opportunity was posted February 1, 2024, and is a past cycle; the available information does not establish that applications are currently being accepted.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amanda Pyron as President and CEO. It lists Sarah Rocher and Sarah Suter Simon as co-chairs; Bonnie Noel as secretary; Rachael Brinker as treasurer; and Rebecca Darr, Anika Sterling Flores, Ji Hye Kim, Avon Lok, and Matthew McKenna as directors.
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence is led by Amanda A Pyron, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amanda A Pyron
President & CEO
Executive Director → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$86K (2020) → $185K (2025)
Adam Murad
Director
Director → Co-Chair, 2021
Co-Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noor Naseer
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megha Trivedi
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Olga Selina
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Skubic
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anika Sterling Flores
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jelahn Stewart
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ji Hye Kim
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew McKenna
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Darr
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Avon Lok
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Rocher
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Noel
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachael Brinker
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Suter Simon
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Alondra Montes Arroyo (2024) — Director Il Dv Hotline
- Former: Caroline Randazzo (2019–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Neha Gill (2019–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Matt McKenna (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Annika Sterling Florez (2023) — Director
- Former: Celeste Wright (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Carmen Gonzalez-Djangi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Coyne (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Mallory Ori (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brett Novey (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rosi Hasan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: April Reed (2022) — Director
- Former: Roshni Joshi (2022) — Director
- Former: Blanca Dominguez (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Catherine Barrow (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Erin Biebuyck (2019–2021) — Co-Chair
- Former: Julia Goebel (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kimberly McGrath (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jay Jyotishi (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $185K, to Amanda Pyron (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
How much does The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence give each year?
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence gave $656K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 27 grants.
What is The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence's typical grant size?
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $40,988, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence that year got $37K on average.
Where does The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence give grants?
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence gives mostly in Illinois: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (16%) and District of Columbia (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (9 grants).
Who are The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence's largest grantees?
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence's largest 2025 grantees include RTI International ($102,455), Apna Ghar Inc ($96,461) and Lift Inc ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence?
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.5M.
What does The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence fund?
The Network’s website says its mission is to partner with communities to drive social impact, mobilize local expertise, shift systems, and create conditions for communities to live free from gender-based violence. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence?
The past small-provider opportunity directed applicants to download an application from the organization’s website. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence's EIN?
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3331605. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
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