colorado organization for victim assistance

Name

colorado organization for victim assistance

Legal name

Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance

Website

https://coloradocrimevictims.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Victim Assistance Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ)

Keywords

• Victim advocacy services
• Crisis intervention support
• Professional certification training
• Emergency financial assistance
• Public policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: COVA offers membership to victim service professionals providing access to expert training, networking opportunities, and collective mission support. The membership includes personnel from criminal justice system, nonprofit organizations, survivors, concerned citizens, and allied professionals.
2. Federal Grant Administration: COVA administers federal funds to victims of crime throughout Colorado through a federal grant, distributing funds directly to vendors such as landlords on behalf of crime victims. Victim advocates submit applications on behalf of the victims they serve.
3. Donations: COVA accepts donations through coloradogives.org to support their mission of helping Colorado crime victims.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA) is a statewide nonprofit hub that supports individuals and families impacted by crime in Colorado through direct victim services (including emergency financial assistance administered via federal Crime Victim Emergency Funds and individualized case management for human trafficking survivors) and through a coordinated portfolio of professional development programs for victim advocates, including Basic and Advanced Training Academies, the Colorado Advocate Certification Program, an Internship Program, a Job Board, and the Annual COVA Conference. The organization also conducts legislative advocacy and tracks public policy to advance victims' rights and sustainable funding for victim services.

Product overview

The Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA) operates as a statewide nonprofit hub offering a coordinated portfolio of victim services programs. The organization functions as a central coordinating body, providing direct services (Human Trafficking Program with case management, Emergency Fund Program for financial assistance), professional development (Training Program with Basic and Advanced Academies, Certification Program, Internship Program, Job Board), advocacy (Public Policy, Speaker Program), community building (Membership, Annual COVA Conference), and resource connection (Speaker Program, Job Board). These programs work together to support crime victims throughout Colorado while building professional capacity among victim service providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Fund Program
• Human Trafficking Program Provides individualized case management and support services for survivors of sex and labor trafficking in Colorado, connecting them with housing, food, clothing, transportation, medical and mental health services, legal assistance, educational opportunities, and employment services.
• Victim and Survivor Speaker Program Organizes and connects crime survivors willing to share their stories with policymakers, legislators, and event organizers to increase public awareness and shape policy for crime victims in Colorado.
• Colorado Advocate Certification Program Provides voluntary professional certification for victim service providers, establishing professional standards by verifying knowledge, skills, and ethics through standardized training and offering several types of certifications. Applications and renewals are processed through CoalitionManager.
• Training Program Offers professional victim advocacy training including Basic Victim Assistance Academy (40 hours for professionals with less than 2 years of experience), Advanced Victim Assistance Academy (for 2+ years of experience), webinars, and custom training tailored to organizational needs.
• Internship Program Provides paid internships in the crime victim services field, connecting students with host agencies throughout Colorado including police departments, district attorney offices, domestic violence shelters, children's advocacy centers, and nonprofit organizations.
• Job Board Central resource connecting job candidates with open positions within victim advocate organizations throughout Colorado.
• Annual COVA Conference Annual conference featuring 72 workshops across 13 track topics including victim advocacy, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and criminal justice; described as the largest crime victim services conference in Colorado and the only one of its kind in the state. Event is managed through Cvent.
• Public Policy Advocacy Advocates for crime victims' rights by raising awareness among Colorado lawmakers, monitoring state and federal legislation, and building equity within the criminal justice system. In 2024, COVA tracked 51 policies and took positions on 26.
• Professional Membership Membership program offering professional victim advocates access to exclusive discounts, networking opportunities, industry insights, and collective advocacy for victims and survivors. Members include personnel from criminal justice agencies, nonprofit organizations, survivors, concerned citizens, and allied professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training for hundreds of victim service professionals annually through Basic and Advanced Academies
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Colorado Coalition Against Sexual AssaultcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Coalition partner in legislative advocacy efforts, including HJR25-1025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week resolution which passed unanimously in both House and Senate
• Violence Free ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Coalition partner in legislative advocacy and ballot measure initiatives for sustainable victim service funding
• Colorado Children's AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Coalition partner in legislative advocacy efforts for crime victims
• Rocky Mountain Victim Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Coalition partner in HJR25-1025 Crime Victim Awareness Week resolution
• Mothers Against Drunk DrivingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Coalition partner in legislative advocacy and policy initiatives for victims
• Denver Anti-Trafficking AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory board membership; serves on the Advisory Board for the Denver Anti-Trafficking Alliance
• Colorado Crime Victim Services FundcoreOthersRecipient of revenue from Proposition KK firearms and ammunition excise tax (6.5% on net taxable sales), which will be grant-allocated to victim service providers statewide
• Host Agencies (Police Departments, DA Offices, Shelters)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSystems-based and community-based organizations including police departments, district attorney's offices, domestic violence shelters, and children's advocacy centers that host COVA interns and connect victims to services

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA): Statewide Colorado coalition providing sexual assault victim services, training, and policy advocacy. CCASA is a current COVA coalition partner (HJR25-1025) and operates a comparable nonprofit, member-supported, advocacy-and-training model within the same state and overlapping victim-services constituency.
• Violence Free Colorado: Colorado's statewide domestic violence coalition providing training, advocacy, and member services to member programs serving survivors. A current COVA coalition partner that operates a near-identical member-based nonprofit model focused on victim services and policy advocacy.
• Colorado Children's Alliance: Statewide Colorado chapter affiliate of the National Children's Alliance supporting children's advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams responding to child victimization. A current COVA coalition partner with a parallel member-supported structure, training programs, and statewide advocacy role.
• Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center: Colorado nonprofit providing free civil legal services to crime victims, including immigration, safety planning, and crime-related legal advocacy. A current COVA coalition partner operating in the same victim-services ecosystem in Colorado with overlapping referral relationships and advocacy goals.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): National nonprofit providing victim services, policy advocacy, and public awareness for victims of drunk and drugged driving. Jocelyn Rhymer (MADD Colorado Regional Victim Services Director) sits on COVA's board, and COVA works closely with MADD on legislative advocacy - a clear peer in victim advocacy, training, and coalition lobbying.

Broad incumbents

• National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA): Long-established national nonprofit providing training, certification, and crisis response for victim advocates across the U.S. Directly comparable to COVA's training, certification, and advocacy functions but at a national scale; effectively the incumbent counterpart to COVA's statewide model.
• National Center for Victims of Crime: National advocacy and resource center for crime victims, providing policy advocacy, training, and a national crime victim helpline. Highly comparable to COVA's public-policy advocacy and resource-navigation mission but operating nationally rather than at a state level.

Regional players

• Crawford Child Advocacy Center: Fort Collins, Colorado-based child advocacy center serving abused children in northern Colorado; previously led by COVA's new Executive Director Robert Fallbeck (2017-2024). Directly comparable to COVA in its victim-services mission but operating at a sub-state, single-county, child-specific scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/covahelps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-organization-for-victim-assistance
• Instagraminstagram.com/covahelps

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about colorado organization for victim assistance