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Womensv FY2020 filing

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Los Altos, CA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 81-5015102Revenue $385K in FY2020

On file with the IRSwomensv.orgPo Box 3982, 94024-0982 · Los Altos, CATax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Womensv serves women and children in the area whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence. Womensv is committed to helping women of means find the means to break free from abuse and go on to build healthier lives for themselves, their children, and ultimately our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$385K
Spent
$302K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$395K
By yearFY2020–FY2026
Revenue
$385K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$385K
FY2021$581K
FY2022$645K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$238K
FY2025$133K
FY2026$156K
Expenses
$302K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$366K
FY2025Not on file
FY2026$276K
Net assets
$395K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$548K
FY2025$344K
FY2026$224K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $235K Management & general 13% · $39K Fundraising 9% · $28K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $99K 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
$99,347Pt VII · Sec A
Roy Lave
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Young
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Patrick Ma’s $116K as Chair/Exec. Dir is at the 92nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ruth Patrick Ma$116,000$116,000$102,120$96,856——
Ruth Patrick————$81,444$80,524

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps women and children impacted by domestic violence break free and build healthier lives.

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3 programs · $235K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Support

To connect each domestic violence survivor and their children with community resources and support with leaving their abuser if they choose.

$210Kprogram expense
02

Training

To educate professional legal, medical, social services, and other providers on the issue of domestic violence, and how to identify and assist victims.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Education

To raise awareness of domestic violence in affluent areas where abusers have money, power, & influence which make it hard to leave the abuser.

$13Kprogram 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
Jewish Federation of ClevelandFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$385K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$385K
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$395K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$385K
Government grantsLn 1e$105K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$76K
Total revenueLn 12$385K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$397K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$397K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$395K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K$397K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$312K$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$312K$395K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$87K$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$90K$9K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$4K$970
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$78$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$99$99
OccupancyLn 16$29K$21K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K$325
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$13K$5K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$9K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$235K$39K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $156K$276K−$120K$224K 990 PDF
FY2025 $133K$344K 990 PDF
FY2024 $238K$366K−$128K$548K 990 PDF
FY2023 $361K$430K−$69K$675K 990 PDF
FY2022 $645K$384K$261K$745K 990 PDF
FY2021 $581K$492K$89K$484K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $385K$302K$83K$395K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $385,342 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $387,253$385,342
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $387,253$385,342
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 $184,600$222,457
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,419$79,387
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $266,019$301,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $121,234$83,498
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $385,342 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$76,383
VIII-1e Government grants$105,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,759
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$385,342
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$385,342
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,844 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,935 · Management $4,830 · Fundraising $4,830$96,595
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,372 · Management $9,187 · Fundraising $7,680$107,239
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,991 · Management $3,662 · Fundraising $970$18,623
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $78 · Management $1,446$1,524
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,247$2,247
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $99$99
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,018 · Management $6,103 · Fundraising $1,831$28,952
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,659 · Management $2,294 · Fundraising $325$4,278
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,016$1,016
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,563 · Management $4,826 · Fundraising $10,887$28,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,677 · Management $3,252 · Fundraising $1,066$12,995
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,293 · Management $38,962 · Fundraising $27,589$301,844
Part X · Balance sheet $396,882 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $310,334$396,882
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $311,578$396,882
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $311,578$395,076
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $311,578$396,882
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $395,076 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$385,342
XI-2 Total expenses$301,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$311,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$395,076

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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