Middle Way House works to empower survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and human trafficking through a wide range of supportive services and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 124 volunteers and 106 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $352K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$449K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$5.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$5.7M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$5.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1973.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.9M Management & general 20% · $480K Fundraising 0% · $4K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,177Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Stillions’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Stillions$60,177$59,219$45,764——
Debra Morrow———$52,740$53,150

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers survivors of abuse and violence with support services and advocacy.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Transitional Housing Program

Provided housing for 35 adults and 85 children; provided ongoing advocacy case management to 32 families; provided 53 children with weekly HOMEWORK/MENTORING sessions.

$965Kprogram expense
02

Domestic Violence Program

Provided emergency shelter to 125 adults and 103 children; 24-HOUR crisis line to callers; legal advocacy and support to 5,699 callers.

$400Kprogram expense
03

Legal Program

Filed 172 protective orders and monitored 5,168 court cases. Served 516 new clients and 46 continuing clients.

$136Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$480K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$449K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$782K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Investment incomeLn 3$256
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$449K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5106
VolunteersI 6124
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.9M$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K$449K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$5.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$52K$7K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.2M$978K$241K−$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$121K$97K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$4K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$351$351
Office expensesLn 13$71K$45K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$910$582$328
OccupancyLn 16$326K$326K$24
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$94
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$572
InterestLn 20$157$157
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$266K$171K$95K
InsuranceLn 23$89K$61K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$123K$17K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e−$3K−$2K−$2K$646
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$480K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$2.4M−$613K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.5M−$535K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.6M−$255K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.6M−$447K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.5M$91K$7.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,739,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,706,642$1,334,685
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $288,460$348,247
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,118$256
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$662$55,823
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,996,558$1,739,011
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 $1,593,080$1,404,876
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $937,998$946,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,531,078$2,351,846
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$534,520−$612,835
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,739,011 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$34,977
VIII-1c Fundraising events$48,692
VIII-1e Government grants$781,943
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$469,073
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,334,685
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,247$348,247
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $256$256
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $33,284$33,284
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,539$22,539
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $370,786 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,540$1,739,011
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,351,846 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,752 · Management $7,221 · Fundraising $1,204$60,177
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $977,832 · Management $240,615 · Fundraising −$1,204$1,217,243
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,058 · Management $1,264$6,322
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,498 · Management $23,636$121,134
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,765 · Management $3,020$6,785
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,781 · Management $38,229$42,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $351$351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,833 · Management $26,222$71,055
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $582 · Management $328$910
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $325,529 · Management $24$325,553
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,204 · Management $94$2,298
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,623 · Management $572$2,195
IX-20 InterestPrograms $157$157
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $170,575 · Management $95,305$265,880
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,641 · Management $28,353$88,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,399 · Management $17,094 · Fundraising $3,783$144,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$1,833 · Management −$2,307 · Fundraising $646−$3,494
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,867,396 · Management $480,021 · Fundraising $4,429$2,351,846
Part X · Balance sheet $6,133,838 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $311,954$148,011
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $356,704$224,581
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,486$22,253
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,320$19,446
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,912,669$5,668,945
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $38,984$50,602
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,652,117$6,133,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,585$129,307
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,258$16,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $361,908$449,348
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,991,953$5,493,455
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $298,256$191,035
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,290,209$5,684,490
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,652,117$6,133,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,684,490 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,739,011
XI-2 Total expenses$2,351,846
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$612,835
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,290,209
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,116
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,684,490

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