Womens Safe House

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 43-1111319Revenue $3.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRStwsh.orgPo Box 63010, 63163-3010 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Oct 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our Vision: A community where everyone is free from abuse. Our Mission: Empowering women and families to rebuild their lives free of domestic abuse through emergency services, education, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 109 volunteers and 42 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
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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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $216K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M

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 Oct 1977.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.5M Management & general 8% · $248K Fundraising 9% · $285K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$123,304Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Risk Management & Assessment
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Ann Owens’s $123K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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
Mary Ann Owens$123,304$118,230$114,644$109,654$5,429
Sylvia Jackson————$90,545

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and families escaping domestic abuse with emergency help, education, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential services the women's safe house (TWSH) residential services program provided safe shelter and support services for 106 women and 159 dependent children who were facing homelessness while escaping violence in their own homes.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Youth development program the youth development program is designed to meet the needs of infants, children, and youth to age 18 who have witnessed and sometimes experienced abuse in their homes.

$206Kprogram expense
03

Crisis hotline TWSH operates a 24-HOUR crisis intervention hotline staffed 365 days a year. The hotline serves as the primary intake for shelter residents and provides advocacy for women in crisis or those at-risk of domestic violence. In 2024, 6,732 hotline calls were answered with compassion and care by trained staff and volunteers.

$86Kprogram 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 · 28 grants · $644K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$215,615
Unitemized GrantFY2024$148,025
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,243
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,077
Unitemized GrantFY2023$101,478
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,705
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,927
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,193
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,170
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,668
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,370
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,380
Unitemized GrantFY2022$782
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,848
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,502
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,176
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,725
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$248K
Fundraisingcol D$285K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$740K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$230K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
SavingsLn 2$497K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$740K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$700K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6109
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$661K$740K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$756K$700K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$396K$396K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$92K$14K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$157K$184K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$101K$79K$7K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$115K$86K$13K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$32K$5K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$198K$170K$25K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$973$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$74K$59K$3K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$47K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$5K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$18K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$127$290
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$49K$2K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$47K$4K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$397K$383K$4K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$23K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.5M$248K$285K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.1M$3.0M$110K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.5M$258K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.2M$85K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.1M$67K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.9M$79K$1.2M 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 $3,142,204 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,761,885$3,139,961
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,357$9,367
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,593−$7,124
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,782,835$3,142,204
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $136,303$395,960
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,621,700$1,688,598
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $766,491$947,523
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,524,494$3,032,081
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $258,341$110,123
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,142,204 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$120,007
VIII-1c Fundraising events$240,765
VIII-1e Government grants$1,985,720
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$793,469
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$229,559
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,139,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,367$9,367
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,153−$7,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29$29
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,243$3,142,204
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,032,081 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $395,960$395,960
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,144 · Management $14,352 · Fundraising $16,808$123,304
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,008,006 · Management $156,999 · Fundraising $183,873$1,348,878
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $78,786 · Management $6,554 · Fundraising $15,857$101,197
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,115 · Management $13,412 · Fundraising $15,692$115,219
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,812 · Management $4,633 · Fundraising $3,632$40,077
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $169,814 · Management $25,423 · Fundraising $2,850$198,087
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $973 · Management $1,582 · Fundraising $7,999$10,554
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $59,409 · Management $3,372 · Fundraising $10,895$73,676
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,063 · Management $1,803 · Fundraising $4,099$52,965
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,642 · Management $3,796$8,438
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,366 · Management $2,119 · Fundraising $1,766$22,251
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,326 · Management $127 · Fundraising $290$3,743
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $49,431 · Management $2,067 · Fundraising $3,940$55,438
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,332 · Management $4,276 · Fundraising $4,981$56,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $383,284 · Management $4,239 · Fundraising $9,599$397,122
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,656 · Management $2,898 · Fundraising $3,029$28,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,499,119 · Management $247,652 · Fundraising $285,310$3,032,081
Part X · Balance sheet $1,895,723 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $305,204$242,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $355,633$497,109
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $131,397$118,257
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $284,553$316,315
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,628$19,077
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $755,789$700,351
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,893$1,974
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,849,097$1,895,723
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $215,606$146,009
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $650$15,646
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,974$1,974
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,984$219,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,419,576$1,521,800
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $146,537$154,436
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,566,113$1,676,236
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,849,097$1,895,723
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,676,236 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,142,204
XI-2 Total expenses$3,032,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,566,113
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,676,236

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

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