Sojourner House INC

Tax-deductible

Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 1976EIN 05-0370419Revenue $13.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsojournerri.org386 Smith St, 02908-3727 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Jan 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote healthy relationships by providing culturally sensitive support, advocacy, education, and housing for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking; and to effect systems change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 146 volunteers and 85 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$784K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $822K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.9M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$9.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.9M
FY2025▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$13.9M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2025▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$10.0M
Net assets
$9.2M
FY2025▲ +74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$9.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $8.4M Management & general 11% · $1.1M Fundraising 5% · $491K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $784K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$229,581Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Program
$120,616Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Operati
$119,993Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$106,332Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Services
$104,495Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Clinical Services
$103,348Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vanessa Volz$229,581$166,029$152,695$136,679$131,862$114,754
Kelly Henry$120,616$102,782————
Gloria Greenfield$119,993$101,370————
Todd Costa$106,332—————
Colleen O'Connell$104,495—————
Linzi Matta$103,348—————
James Reynolds Until 1212023—$101,640————
Laurie Devlin————$61,206—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports survivors of abuse and trafficking with housing, education, and advocacy to foster healthy relationships and systemic change.

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3 programs · $8.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing Programs

Sojourner house provides assistance to individuals and families to help them find and secure housing through transitional housing programs, rapid rehousing programs, and permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs.

$5.9Mprogram expense
02

Drop-In / Community Services / Education

Sojourner house operates a drop-in advocacy and resource center in providence, ri, where clients can access emotional support, support groups, clinical therapy, health and wellness services, legal services, and other supportive programs.

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Trafficking

Sojourner house provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, basic needs, clinical counseling, and related supportive services to victims of human trafficking. In fiscal year 2025 the theia emergency shelter served a total of 35 clients with 2,152 bed nights.

$171Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $532K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,780
Unitemized GrantFY2020$481,363

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$439K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$491K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$439K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Total revenueLn 12$13.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$331K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M
Other assetsLn 15$824K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 585
VolunteersI 6146
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$80K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$943K$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$9.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$181K$39K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$3.5M$767K$325K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$462K$353K$76K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$418K$320K$69K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$3K$873$621
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$30K$8K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$2K$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$72K$24K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$133K$92K$29K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$2.6M$2.6M$37K
TravelLn 17$45K$44K$1K$314
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$155K$142K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$111K$111K$7$352
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$825K$818K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$250K$155K$50K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$8.4M$1.1M$491K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.9M$10.0M$3.9M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.1M$7.3M$797K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$6.1M$938K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.1M$4.8M$1.3M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$4.3M$3K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.0M$408K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,908,533 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,808,298$13,371,729
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $200,587$438,910
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,735$36,158
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,642$61,736
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,061,262$13,908,533
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,382,599$5,753,291
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,881,200$4,291,009
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,263,799$10,044,300
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $797,463$3,864,233
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,908,533 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$177,797
VIII-1e Government grants$11,411,430
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,782,502
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,371,729
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $438,910$438,910
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,158$36,158
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $44,020$44,020
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,716$17,716
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $456,626 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,178$13,908,533
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,044,300 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $181,293 · Management $39,206 · Fundraising $16,609$237,108
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,544,481 · Management $766,510 · Fundraising $324,724$4,635,715
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $353,383 · Management $76,423 · Fundraising $32,375$462,181
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $319,824 · Management $69,163 · Fundraising $29,300$418,287
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,323 · Management $873 · Fundraising $621$4,817
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,355 · Management $7,973 · Fundraising $5,672$44,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $2,031 · Management $1,219 · Fundraising $1,202$4,452
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $71,986 · Management $24,027 · Fundraising $19,589$115,602
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $91,763 · Management $28,749 · Fundraising $12,558$133,070
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,566,748 · Management $37,129$2,603,877
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,594 · Management $1,217 · Fundraising $314$45,125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $141,571 · Management $13,144$154,715
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $110,746 · Management $7 · Fundraising $352$111,105
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $818,385 · Management $3,748 · Fundraising $2,410$824,543
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $155,183 · Management $49,551 · Fundraising $44,969$249,703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,434,666 · Management $1,118,939 · Fundraising $490,695$10,044,300
Part X · Balance sheet $10,529,362 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,386$330,877
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $412,735$1,219,458
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,220,561$1,097,659
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$42,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,829,421$6,925,535
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $80,215$89,243
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $459,284$823,761
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,205,602$10,529,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $288,857$528,035
X-19 Deferred revenue$46,550
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,284$432,636
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $943,404$1,359,361
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,933,893$7,705,827
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,328,305$1,464,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,262,198$9,170,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,205,602$10,529,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,170,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,908,533
XI-2 Total expenses$10,044,300
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,864,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,262,198
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$31,641
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$75,211
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,170,001

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