YWCA Madison INC

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Since 1963Human ServicesEIN 39-0806303Revenue $6.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSywcamadison.org101 E Mifflin St, 53703-2824 · Madison, WITax-exempt since Feb 1945Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 62 volunteers and 89 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $304K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$6.6M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$7.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$15.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.6M
Expenses
$7.7M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.7M
Net assets
$15.0M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.9M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$16.1M
FY2024$15.0M

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 Feb 1945.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $5.9M Management & general 16% · $1.2M Fundraising 8% · $595K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$108,608Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer (thru Feb)
$53,158Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Geraldine Paredes Vasquez’s $109K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 43rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vanessa Mcdowell-Atlas$53,158$199,708———
Vanessa McDowell——$163,509$163,920$127,634
Geraldine Paredes Vasquez$108,608————

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 women and promotes racial justice, peace, and dignity for everyone.

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3 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Permanent Residents

Ywca operates a 99-UNIT, historic housing project (hereafter "the project") to provide affordable and safe housing in downtown madison. Ywca has designed several services that address this need and help women and their families find their place in the world.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Community Programs

Ywca offers a variety of training and workshops that provide hundreds of individuals, organizations, and businesses the opportunity to engage in social change through participation. The racial justice and restorative justice workshops and training classes help ywca fulfill its mission of eliminating racism and empowering women and move…

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Community Based Housing

Ywca provides several community based programs designed to help women and their families with housing in the dane county community. These include the rapid rehousing program which is a six-month program providing families with rent assistance and supportive case management, family housing stability, a shelter diversion program, and steps…

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $5.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$708,811
Briarpatch Youth Services INCWI · FY2024$101,127
Unitemized GrantFY2023$845,771
Briarpatch Youth Services INCWI · FY2023$128,435
Unitemized GrantFY2022$744,665
Briarpatch Youth Services INCWI · FY2022$115,060
The Salvation ArmyIL · FY2022$27,350
Flywheel Skill Share INCWI · FY2022$23,706
The Road Home Dane CountyWI · FY2022$23,246
Unitemized GrantFY2021$823,655
Dane County Timebank INCWI · FY2021$177,738
The Road Home Dane CountyWI · FY2021$64,892
The Salvation ArmyIL · FY2021$43,515
Unitemized GrantFY2020$802,013
Dane County Timebank INCWI · FY2020$140,072
The Road Home Dane CountyWI · FY2020$86,629
The Salvation ArmyIL · FY2020$45,990
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$422K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$595K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$712K
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$422K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$343K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$363K
SavingsLn 2$349K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$712K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.5M
Other assetsLn 15$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 589
VolunteersI 662
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$597K$712K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.2M$12.5M
Total assetsLn 16$17.8M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$16.1M$15.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$101K$101K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$709K$709K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$97K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$2.6M$567K$275K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$92K$67K$17K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$731K$533K$135K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$270K$197K$50K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$106K$106K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$489K$344K$82K$64K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$933$355
Office expensesLn 13$104K$81K$8K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$67K$45K$8K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$477K$422K$40K$15K
TravelLn 17$80K$75K$4K$546
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$28K$4K$6K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$522K$477K$41K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$76K$52K$10K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$208K$135K$15K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$3K$12K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.7M$5.9M$1.2M$595K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.6M$7.7M−$1.1M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$7.4M−$574K$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.3M$7.2M$96K$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$7.0M−$329K$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.7M$6.3M$3.4M$16.9M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,600,423 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,427,433$5,030,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,348,316$1,129,459
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,925$422,127
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$14,808$18,548
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,799,866$6,600,423
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $975,866$809,938
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,416,565$4,684,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,981,756$2,204,329
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,374,187$7,699,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$574,321−$1,098,617
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 $6,600,423 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,669 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$844,622
VIII-1c Fundraising events$84,366
VIII-1d Related organizations$171,193
VIII-1e Government grants$2,802,980
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,127,128
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,075
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,030,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,129,459$1,129,459
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79,021$79,021
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $343,106$343,106
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,121−$14,121
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,129,459 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $440,675$6,600,423
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,699,040 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $101,127$101,127
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $708,811$708,811
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $96,751 · Fundraising $32,250$129,001
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,620,658 · Management $567,160 · Fundraising $275,390$3,463,208
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $67,115 · Management $17,003 · Fundraising $7,879$91,997
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $532,977 · Management $135,023 · Fundraising $62,567$730,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $196,976 · Management $49,901 · Fundraising $23,123$270,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,324$13,324
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $105,985$105,985
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $343,598 · Management $81,504 · Fundraising $63,577$488,679
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,572 · Management $933 · Fundraising $355$2,860
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,476 · Management $8,205 · Fundraising $14,490$104,171
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,088 · Management $8,445 · Fundraising $13,104$66,637
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $422,072 · Management $39,895 · Fundraising $14,766$476,733
IX-17 TravelPrograms $75,400 · Management $3,733 · Fundraising $546$79,679
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,341 · Management $4,108 · Fundraising $6,375$38,824
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,296$3,296
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $476,551 · Management $40,739 · Fundraising $5,153$522,443
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,736 · Management $9,690 · Fundraising $15,036$76,462
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,008 · Management $15,425 · Fundraising $57,378$207,811
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,034 · Management $11,516 · Fundraising $2,875$17,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,891,540 · Management $1,212,636 · Fundraising $594,864$7,699,040
Part X · Balance sheet $16,913,304 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $597,470$362,944
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$349,474
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,421,961$1,063,433
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $122,778$88,344
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $118,735$142,802
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,156,352$12,512,102
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $27,195$28,801
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $95$95
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,320,796$2,365,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,765,382$16,913,304
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $344,329$545,485
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $29,209$24,046
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $300,000$300,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $257,678$227,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,662,691$1,902,640
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,953,996$14,557,363
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,148,695$453,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,102,691$15,010,664
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,765,382$16,913,304
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,010,664 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,600,423
XI-2 Total expenses$7,699,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,098,617
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,102,691
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,590
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,010,664

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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