To provide services and transitional housing facilities for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in McDowell County and other southern West Virginia counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $112K a year · 12% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $107K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$844K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$958K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$844K
FY2020▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$784K
FY2020$844K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$973K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$993K
Expenses
$958K
FY2020▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$895K
FY2020$958K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$981K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2020▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$3.0M
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $870K Management & general 9% · $87K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$33,402Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Walker’s $46K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alice Walker$46,360$35,000$35,000$35,607$39,287$33,402

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

Offers shelter and support services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims in southern West Virginia.

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1 program · $870K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Provided services and transitional housing for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

$870Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$107K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$844K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$841K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$925
Money outPt IX
$958K
Ln 25
Programscol B$870K
Managementcol C$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$841K
Government grantsLn 1e$823K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$285
Other incomeLn 4–11$925
Total revenueLn 12$844K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$30K$3K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$411K$370K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$48K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$41K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$23K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$11K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$717$645$72
Office expensesLn 13$24K$22K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$65K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$699
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$173K$156K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$83K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$348
Total functional expensesLn 25$958K$870K$87K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $993K$1.2M−$227K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$143K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$83K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $973K$981K−$8K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $910K$1.0M−$101K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $844K$958K−$113K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2019 $784K$895K−$111K$3.0M 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 $844,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $720,888$840,604
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,231$2,398
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $204$285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,344$925
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $783,667$844,212
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 $511,689$543,492
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $382,823$414,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $894,512$957,661
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$110,845−$113,449
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $844,212 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $925 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,723
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,464
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$822,511
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,906
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$840,604
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,398 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $285 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$285
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,608 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$844,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $957,661 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,062 · Management $3,340 · Fundraising $0$33,402
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $369,956 · Management $41,106$411,062
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,163 · Management $5,351$53,514
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,963 · Management $4,551$45,514
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,680 · Management $2,520$25,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,246 · Management $1,250$12,496
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $645 · Management $72$717
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,046 · Management $2,450$24,496
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,103 · Management $7,234$72,337
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,287 · Management $699$6,986
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $155,722 · Management $17,301$173,023
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,002 · Management $1,222$12,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,211 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83,211
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,131 · Management $348$3,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $870,217 · Management $87,444 · Fundraising $0$957,661
Part X · Balance sheet $4,650,576 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $448,591; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,275$123,430
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,239$96,642
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,500$25,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,400$2,252
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,055,036$3,933,661
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,500$20,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,772,541$4,650,576
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,848$67,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,740,029$1,731,513
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,032,512$2,919,063
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,032,512$2,919,063
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,772,541$4,650,576
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,919,063 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$844,212
XI-2 Total expenses$957,661
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$113,449
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,032,512
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,919,063

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