Donor Focus: Tackling an "Icky" Topic

PCAR is primarily funded with federal grants, with additional aid from state, local and private sources. In 1997, the PCAR board of directors approved creation of a development office to generate non-restricted income.

Here, Executive Director Delilah Rumburg talks more about the special challenges of raising money for organizations that rally against sexual and domestic violence.

FundRaising Success: How your organization is funded?
Delilah Rumburg: PCAR is primarily funded with federal grants. We also receive funding from state, local and private sources. Some of PCAR’s funding sources include the Department of Public Welfare, the Department of Health, the Office of Justice Programs, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Office of Violence Against Women, and the Office of Victims of Crime.