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Offers education and help to women facing pregnancy crises. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $293K in revenue, $246K in expenses, and $400K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Des Moines, IA
Website
www.awcdesmoines.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$293KFY2025
Expenses
$246K
Net assets
$400K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  42-1418563 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Des Moines, IA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers education and help to women facing pregnancy crises.
Leadership
Shelene Billups · Executive Dir. · $35K
Money in and out
$293K revenue, $246K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$293K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$246K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$400K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $47K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -33% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$293K
FY2025▲ +23%
Expenses
$246K
FY2025▲ +36%
Total assets
$400K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$293K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$246K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$400K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$47K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$400K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAlpha Womens Center
EINHdr · item D42-1418563
Principal addressHdr · item CDes Moines, IA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.awcdesmoines.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E42)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$35,490Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelene Billups’s $35K as Executive Dir. is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Susan Jeanie Thomas$62,413
Susan Thomas$55,644$53,100
Shelene Billups$35,490$7,388

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $181K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization provided information, education, and assistance to women with 2,717 individual visits in its 30TH full year of operation. The organization provides educational material including brochures and videos as well as material, emotional, and spiritual support to women in pregnancy related crises.

$181Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$290K · 99%
Investment income$8K · 3%
Contributions & grants99%$290K
Investment income3%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$293K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.00
Program services74%$181K
Management & general26%$65K
Fundraising$456
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$329K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$400K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $329K · Operating expenses/yr $246K
16.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $181K · Total expenses $246K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $65K · Total expenses $246K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $456 · Total expenses $246K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $984 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $264K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $290K · Total revenue $293K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $293K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $293K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $293K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $246K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $293K · Prior year $239K
+23%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $171K · FY2024 $293K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $400K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $293K · Expenses $246K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $400K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $400K · Total assets $400K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $400K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shelene Billups · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $246K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $175K · Total expenses $246K
71%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.2%
Revenue growth 23%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$293K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$239K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$195K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$180K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$171K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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