Texas Council on Family Violence

What Texas Council on Family Violence does

The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV), founded April 8, 1978, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition in the state dedicated solely to creating safer communities and freedom from family violence. The organization operates as a statewide membership coalition serving survivors of family violence through a network of over 100 member agencies organized across 9 Texas regions, with programs spanning direct advocacy, public policy, training and technical assistance, prevention education, offender accountability, and coordinated community response. TCFV maintains active regulatory relationships with the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, TDCJ-CJAD for Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) accreditation, and federal agencies administering FVPSA and VAWA funding. Its core technology platform is Coalition Manager, a web-based data management system (tx.coalitionmanager.org) that delivers training videos, webinars, toolkits, publications, forms, and member-only resources via freemium individual accounts (free for survivors, $35 for others) and free organization accounts for program staff. Complementary digital products include the "I'm OK. Are You OK?" Service Directory connecting survivors to local resources, the Down the Rabbit Hole podcast, the Creating Safer Spaces resource package, the One In The Movement (OIM) training program, Domestic Violence High Risk Teams (DVHRTs) and the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP).

Revenue is generated through a diversified nonprofit model: tiered annual membership dues ($35 individual, $100-$250 community partner, $250-$900 supporting program, $350 BIPP, $1,000-$10,000 family violence program), federal and state grants (FVPSA, VAWA, TDCJ-CJAD, Office of the Governor CJD with DOJ OVW pass-through), individual and corporate donations, and merchandise sales through a survivor-owned vendor partner. Pricing tiers reflect organizational type and operational budget, with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors receiving complimentary lifetime individual membership. Go-to-market is community-led: TCFV recruits members through membership tiers, mobilizes advocates via Capitol Day and regional events, and engages survivors through the Service Directory and National Domestic Violence Hotline referral partnership (originally founded by TCFV in 1996). Marketing channels include an extensive publications library (State of the State, Honoring Texas Victims, Texas Needs Assessment, DVHRT statewide reports), a weekly podcast, social media across five platforms, and annual conferences including the statewide TCFV conference and nine regional meetings.

Leadership is headed by CEO Gloria Aguilera Terry, supported by directors covering Support to Service Providers, Coordinated Response & Safety Strategies, Human Resources, Development, Prevention, and Public Policy, with additional policy specialization across legal, economic, immigration, and child welfare domains. TCFV holds the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency and 501(c)(3) status. Its most recent strategic milestone is the 2025 passage of SB 1946 establishing the Honoring Texas Victims: Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Taskforce, which began work in January 2026.

Name

Texas Council on Family Violence

Legal name

Texas Council on Family Violence

Website

https://tcfv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Texas Council on Family Violence is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit statewide coalition, founded 1978 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that mobilizes 100+ member agencies to deliver survivor services, training, public policy advocacy, and prevention programming across Texas's nine regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Family violence prevention
• Domestic violence advocacy
• Survivor support services
• Nonprofit coalition services
• Community coalition building

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from family violence programs ($1,000-$10,000), supporting programs ($250-$900), community partners ($100-$250), individuals ($35), and BIPPs ($350). Organizational membership dues are assessed annually based on operational budget.
2. Grant Funding: TCFV receives grants that fund most of their work, including funding from the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), state funding through Texas Department of Criminal Justice-CJAD for BIPPs, and other federal and state grants.
3. Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals and corporations supporting advocacy across Texas. Includes peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and corporate engagement through sponsorships and matching gifts.
4. Merchandise Sales: Sale of merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and coffee mugs through their online store. Proceeds support DV advocacy, legislation, and prevention education across Texas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

TCFV is a 501(c)(3) statewide nonprofit coalition that supports a network of more than 100 family violence service provider agencies across Texas. It provides public policy advocacy before the Texas Legislature and Congress, training and technical assistance to service providers, customized consultations and continuing education units (CEUs), grant funding administration, the Coalition Manager member portal, program resources for Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) facilitators and advocates, coordinated community response support, lethality assessment programming, a public Service Directory, and a digital library of publications and reports.

Product overview

The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) operates as a nonprofit coalition offering a comprehensive suite of programs, services, and resources rather than a single commercial product. The primary platform is Coalition Manager, a web-based membership and resource management system providing access to training, publications, and member services. Core programs include the Service Directory (I'm OK. Are You OK?) for connecting survivors with local resources, One In The Movement (OIM) training for advocates, Creating Safer Spaces for trauma-informed program development, Domestic Violence High Risk Teams (DVHRTs) for lethality risk response, and Battering Intervention and Prevention Programs (BIPPs) for offender accountability. TCFV also provides specialized resources for prevention educators, executive directors, and finance professionals; publishes research and reports including the annual Honoring Texas Victims and State of the State reports; hosts the Down the Rabbit Hole podcast; and facilitates a statewide membership organization with five categories serving over 100 member agencies across Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coalition Manager: A data management system for state DV/SV coalitions providing training videos, webinars, tool kits, publications, forms, and additional members-only information.
• Young Hearts Matter
• One In The Movement (OIM)
• Creating Safer Spaces
• Down the Rabbit Hole
• Leading by Numbers

Products and services

• Coalition Manager A centralized data management system for state DV/SV coalitions that houses training videos, webinars, toolkits, publications, forms, and member-only information. Provided to TCFV member agencies as a core membership benefit.
• I'm OK. Are You OK? Service Directory A public online statewide directory that helps survivors of family violence locate local family violence programs and service providers across Texas. Free to use and accessible to the general public.
• TCFV Membership Programs Annual tiered membership programs that give Texas family violence programs, BIPPs, allied organizations, and individuals access to Coalition Manager, training, technical assistance, publications, and advocacy representation. Includes Family Violence Program, BIPP, Supporting, Community Partner, and Individual membership tiers.
• TCFV Merchandise Store Online merchandise store selling TCFV-branded apparel and accessories such as t-shirts, hoodies, hats, totes, and mugs to support awareness and fundraising for the family violence movement.
• Digital Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Toolkit A digital toolkit designed to raise awareness and prevent teen dating violence, featuring a public service announcement video and supporting materials intended for educators, parents, and youth-serving professionals.
• One In The Movement Training and Technical Assistance TCFV's flagship training and technical assistance program for family violence advocates and member programs, delivered through in-person convenings, regional events, and statewide sessions covering best practices, programmatic models, and continuing education.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Domestic Violence HotlinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 1996TCFV stepped up to reestablish the national hotline when the original hotline operated by NCADV closed when funding ran out. TCFV worked with Senator Edward Kennedy to draft legislation that promised federal funding for the hotline, and TCFV opened the National Domestic Violence Hotline in February 1996.
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Community Justice Assistance Division (TDCJ-CJAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989TCFV advocated for establishing the Battering Intervention and Prevention Project (BIPP) under authority of TDCJ-CJAD. TCFV collaborates closely with TDCJ-CJAD each biennium through the BIPP Allocations Committee to recommend allocation formulas for BIPP funds. TCFV also helped develop BIPP Accreditation Guidelines.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984TCFV helped establish NNEDV after the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) passed in 1984. Before the creation of set-aside funding for state coalitions, only half of states had established an office for state-level work. By the time NNEDV was formed, almost every state had an office for their coalition. TCFV was instrumental in founding this national network.
• US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt the Table CCR Grant Project is funded by the Criminal Justice Division of the Office of the Governor with funding from US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. TCFV provides communities with small annual grants to begin or enhance coordinated community responses to domestic violence.
• Office of the Governor - Criminal Justice DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt the Table CCR Grant Project is funded by the Criminal Justice Division of the Office of the Governor. TCFV provides communities with grants to enhance coordinated community responses to domestic violence.
• Darling Promo (Darling Promotions)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSurvivor-owned business producing TCFV merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and coffee mugs. A portion of every sale supports DV advocacy, legislation, and prevention education across Texas. Shop exclusive TCFV products through this partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV): Florida's designated statewide domestic violence coalition providing training, certification, and policy advocacy to member centers — same coalition model with a comparable large-state footprint.
• Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence: Arizona's dual-mission statewide coalition addressing both sexual and domestic violence with member program support, training, and policy advocacy — a near-direct peer serving a similar border/SW state context.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline TCFV itself established in February 1996 (originally operated by TCFV, now independent); they share organizational lineage and overlap in survivor resource provision, though the Hotline operates nationally rather than statewide.
• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV): Washington's statewide DV coalition offering member training, public policy work, and resources to local DV programs — closest functional analogue to TCFV in another large, demographically diverse state.
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV): PCADV is Pennsylvania's designated state domestic violence coalition, performing the same statewide training, policy, and member-agency coordination function for Pennsylvania that TCFV performs for Texas.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): NNEDV is the national federation of state domestic violence coalitions; TCFV was instrumental in founding it after FVPSA passed in 1984. They serve a parallel coalition-coordination role, just at a national rather than state level.
• Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN): Ohio's statewide domestic violence coalition providing training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy to member agencies — directly comparable statewide-coalition role in a different region.
• California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (now Catalyst): California's designated state DV coalition offering training, policy advocacy, and member support — directly analogous to TCFV's role in Texas and a structural peer for state-coalition model comparison.
• New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV): NYSCADV is New York's statewide domestic violence coalition providing training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy to member programs — same statewide-coalition structure as TCFV.

Broad incumbents

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV): NCADV is a national public-awareness and policy organization working to end domestic violence; broader advocacy scope than TCFV but overlapping mission areas around policy and public education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/texascouncilfv
• Facebookfacebook.com/TexasCouncilonFamilyViolence
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-council-on-family-violence
• Instagraminstagram.com/mytcfv

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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