Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.
Jenna Perez’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna Perez | $116,656 | $105,158 | $77,011 | — | — | — |
| Linda Wiza | — | — | — | — | — | $101,929 |
| Lenae Williamson | — | — | — | $101,142 | $97,410 | $28,939 |
| Lenae Christensen | — | — | $79,654 | — | — | — |
| Jenifer Swanson | — | — | — | — | — | $27,051 |
| Connie Meyer | — | — | — | $1,680 | — | — |
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
Offers safe housing and support programs for women and children fleeing abuse.
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Domestic Abuse Program and Support Services
Our trauma-informed care consists of two primary healing principles: safety and empowerment. We have 21 years of experience in providing services to victims of domestic abuse. We combine best practices with a strong Christian environment.
Transitional Housing
The Dwelling Place has eight homes where residents may stay up to 18 months to heal and learn skills necessary to achieve independent housing, a sustaining income, and lives free of abuse. Our locations are located in residential neighborhoods and are kept confidential for the safety of our women and children, making it very difficult…
Children's Programming
With so many single mothers in our programs, The Dwelling Place also provides programming for their children. All the children in our homes receive ongoing case management, mental and behavioral health services, individual trauma therapy, and age-appropriate educational services to help them heal.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $390K | $513K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $990K | $1.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $50K | $42K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.3M | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $159K | $128K | $13K | $17K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $361K | $291K | $30K | $40K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $11K | $9K | $952 | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $43K | $35K | $4K | $5K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $11K | $11K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $14K | $14K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $48K | $19K | $28K | $991 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $10K | $3K | $5K | $2K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $46K | $35K | $6K | $4K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $38K | $29K | $5K | $3K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $37K | $29K | $5K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $12K | $10K | $2K | $504 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $7K | $6K | $1K | $308 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $76K | $75K | $257 | $293 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $25K | $19K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $64K | $59K | $4K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $963K | $747K | $122K | $94K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $3.5M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $29K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $342K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $133K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $57K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $1.2M | $963K | $236K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,199,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,199,042 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $963,262 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,624,415 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,582,814 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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