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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2027

The Victory Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(419) 531-7600
3166 North Republic Boulevard
Toledo, OH, 43615
https://thevictorycenter.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Victory Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide hope and support to cancer patients, survivors, and those closest to them."

Year, State Incorporated:
1994, OH

The Victory Center provides group services, therapy, and counseling to cancer patients, people diagnosed with cancer, and their family members in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The organization reports providing love, support, compassion, hope and laughter. As reported by The Victory Center, during 2024, the organization provided nearly 12,500 free goods and services, including wigs, oncology massage, energy work, reflexology, yoga and other gentle exercise classes, support groups, counseling, art therapy, aromatherapy, and nutrition classes.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, The Victory Center's program expenses were:

Individual therapy $353,496
Group therapy $323,641
Total Program Expenses $677,137

Chief Executive
Dianne Barndt, Executive Director

Compensation*
$117,913

Chair of the Board
Paul Clemments

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
VP Service Lines Toledo Market, Mercy Health

Board Size
14

Paid Staff Size
8

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,094,306 are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The Victory Center's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $338,712
Special events, net $327,893
In-kind contributions $236,479
Third-party events $129,543
Memorials and bequests $61,679
Program service fees $36,470
Realized and unrealized gain on pooled investment funds $27,856
Investment income $23,335
Merchandise sales $4,271
Rental income $3,500
Total Income $1,189,738

Programs: 65% Fundraising: 17% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $1,189,738
Total expenses: $1,038,821
  Program expenses $677,137
  Fundraising expenses $179,966
  Administrative expenses $181,718
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $150,917
Beginning Net Assets $1,295,703
Other Changes In Net Assets $38,295
Ending Net Assets $1,484,915
Total Liabilities $561,704
Total Assets $1,857,407

Note 1: According to The Victory Center’s 2024 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions of $236,479 in therapist services ($108,115), rent ($99,900), printed services ($28,414) and other ($50).

Note 2: In the financial summary above, “other changes in net assets” refers to change in value in perpetual trust.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance