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(WFS) HAS BEEN PROVIDING RECOVERY SERVICES SINCE 1975 FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AS WELL AS ONLINE RECOVERY SERVICES SINCE 1998. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PROVIDING NEW LIFE PROGRAM SERVICES, FREE LITERATURE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL-AID GROUPS, AND ASSISTANCE FOR TREATMENT OR RECOVERY CENTERS USING THE WFS PROGRAM. false false 240662 WFS ADMINISTERS THE NEW LIFE PROGRAM (NLP) OF RECOVERY FOR WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. WFS PROVIDES OUTREACH AND INFORMATION VIA FREE LITERATURE, WEBSITE, RESPONDING TO TELEPHONE AND EMAIL REQUESTS, AND EXPANDED OUTREACH EXPENDITURE AND ACTIVITIES IN 2018-2023 TO INCLUDE MORE ACTIVE OUTREACH AT RECOVERY RELATED EVENTS AND PROVIDING FREE LITERATURE TO EDUCATE TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS ABOUT WFS SERVICES AND THE NLP. WFS COORDINATES A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER-LED, MUTUAL-AID RECOVERY MEETINGS ONLINE AND ACROSS THE US AND CANADA, INCLUDING SCREENING AND CERTIFYING GROUP LEADERS, PROVIDING FREE LITERATURE FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND REFERRING WOMEN TO MEETINGS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, ALL FREE OF CHARGE. WFS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE FINANCIAL AND DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF WFS ONLINE, A PEER- SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF WOMEN USING THE NLP THAT IS AVAILABLE FREE TO CHARGE TO END USERS. 10702 39100 WFS OFFERS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO BENEFIT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. INCLUDED IN THIS CONFERENCE ARE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS WHICH ASSIST IN CONTINUING SOBRIETY AND RECOVERY, AS WELL AS OTHER ACITIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT CONNECTION TO RECOVERY AND RELAPSE PREVENTION. 251364 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X BRITT RODRIGUEZ 2155368026 PO BOX 618 QUAKERTOWN PA 18951 JEAN HRPCEK PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 VEENA IYER VICE PRES 15.00 X X 0 0 0 BRITT RODRIGUEZ TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA LERNER SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 GINGER RATHERT BOARD MEMBER 7.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN KENNERLY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BUNNY HAMILTON BOARD MEMBER 9.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HUDZIK SZOT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MORRISSEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHELLE SHAIVITZ EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 96923 0 0 96923 false false false 16826 206411 16826 223237 WORKSHOPS 624100 39100 39100 39100 4853 4853 1059 1059 16826 29556 7935 21621 21621 OTHER INCOME 900099 2841 2841 2841 292711 63562 5912 96923 87231 4846 4846 99009 55912 40126 2971 16211 11843 3721 647 10600 10600 16081 15488 523 70 3412 3412 16439 11012 5427 44765 41586 2112 1067 424 339 85 4052 2174 1878 10920 10702 218 6148 4657 1419 72 FEES & SERVICES 19678 5018 14660 OUTREACH 4998 4998 COUNTINUING EDUCATION 500 404 96 350160 251364 85493 13303 7024 579391 198731 25000 15988 13281 6763 5705 289105 37677 36531 639819 575377 13056 6117 202 148 13258 6265 X 588884 507581 37677 61531 626561 569112 639819 575377 -57449 X true X false true false X 168350 174292 185486 213234 223237 964599 168350 174292 185486 213234 223237 964599 80244 884355 4987 4688 2874 2555 5912 21016 2841 2841 988456 156062 0.89470 0.94620 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 2,841 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37677 1550 -2696 36531 38772 1826 -2921 37677 39821 1422 -2471 38772 40828 1690 -2697 39821 41792 1731 -2695 40828 1.00000 false false DONOR RESTRICTED ANNUITY 36531 36531 PAYROLL & SALES TAX LIABILITIES 148 148 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 IN 2013, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT TO FUND THE WFS ONLINE COMMUNITY. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GIFT, THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED AN ANNUITY AND THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED ARE RESTRICTED FOR THAT PURPOSE. AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STATE LAW, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. THIS ANNUITY HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A NET ASSET WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS UNTIL IT IS APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING FACTORS IN MAKING A DETERMINATION TO APPROPRIATE OR ACCUMULATE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS: (1) THE DURATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE VARIOUS FUNDS, (2) THE PURPOSES OF THE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS, (3) GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, (4) THE POSSIBLE EFFECT OF INFLATION AND DEFLATION, (5) THE EXPECTED TOTAL RETURN FROM INCOME AND THE APPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS, (6) OTHER RESOURCES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND (7) THE ORGANIZATION'S INVESTMENT POLICIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNRESTRICTED OF PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND FROM PENNSYLVANIA TAXATION UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION STATUTES. UNDER ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ITS CURRENT AND PAST FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE CERTAIN AND THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD THAT A MATERIAL TAX ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE IF THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES EXAMINED THE TAX RETURNS SUBJECT TO AUDIT. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED, NOR HAVE ANY RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES BEEN ACCRUED. THE IRS AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES RETAIN THE RIGHT TO REVIEW FILED TAX RETURNS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2020, IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT, AND HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY OF THESE TAX JURISDICTIONS. AUCTION 16826 16826 16826 16826 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY, INC. (WFS) HAS BEEN PROVIDING RECOVERY SERVICES SINCE 1975 FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AS WELL AS ONLINE RECOVERY SERVICES SINCE 1998. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PROVIDING NEW LIFE PROGRAM SERVICES, FREE LITERATURE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL-AID GROUPS, AND ASSISTANCE FOR TREATMENT OR RECOVERY CENTERS USING THE WFS PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A WFS ADMINISTERS THE NEW LIFE PROGRAM (NLP) OF RECOVERY FOR WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. WFS PROVIDES OUTREACH AND INFORMATION VIA FREE LITERATURE, WEBSITE, RESPONDING TO TELEPHONE AND EMAIL REQUESTS, AND EXPANDED OUTREACH EXPENDITURE AND ACTIVITIES IN 2018-2023 TO INCLUDE MORE ACTIVE OUTREACH AT RECOVERY RELATED EVENTS AND PROVIDING FREE LITERATURE TO EDUCATE TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS ABOUT WFS SERVICES AND THE NLP. WFS COORDINATES A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER-LED, MUTUAL-AID RECOVERY MEETINGS ONLINE AND ACROSS THE US AND CANADA, INCLUDING SCREENING AND CERTIFYING GROUP LEADERS, PROVIDING FREE LITERATURE FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND REFERRING WOMEN TO MEETINGS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, ALL FREE OF CHARGE. WFS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE FINANCIAL AND DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF WFS ONLINE, A PEER- SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF WOMEN USING THE NLP THAT IS AVAILABLE FREE TO CHARGE TO END USERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OFFICERS AND PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/EXECTIVE DIRECTOR IS RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BASED UPON SIMILAR NONPROFIT COMPARABILITY DATA. COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GIVING CONSIDERATION TO EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND POSITION COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.