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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2655367

HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC

Tax-exempt · SALEM, MA 01970

Financials

$3M$2.7M2023$3M$2.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,007,999$2,677,663$330,336$3,788,072$767,383$3,020,689
June 30, 2024990$2,961,039$2,732,472$228,567$3,517,588$849,410$2,668,178
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,898,296
of which government grants
$1,868,341
Program service revenue
$3,600
Investment income
$56,614
Net income from fundraising events
$39,007
Other revenue
$49,489

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$108,308
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$153,646
Other salaries and wages
$1,549,766
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,004,626
Professional fundraising fees
$11,653
Legal fees
$855
Accounting fees
$38,735
Occupancy
$130,261
Depreciation
$62,155
Program services (functional)
$2,048,000
Management and general (functional)
$307,194
Fundraising (functional)
$322,469

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,517,588
Total assets, end of year
$3,788,072
Total liabilities, end of year
$767,383
Net assets, end of year
$3,020,689
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,404,245
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,816,637
Net assets with donor restrictions
$204,052
Gross receipts
$3,007,999
Employees
42
Volunteers
227
Year formed
1978
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SARA STANLEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$142,521$6,207
KRISTIN BARRYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$122,521$3,964
ELISA CASTILLOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ERIN TRUEX MSWVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHAYNA MORRIS CPATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANA I CAMBELL MSW LICSWSECRETARY/CLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL KURKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL NEWHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW CUSHINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CORY FLASHNER ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETH MASSARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV RUTH BERSINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANUSCHKA MIRANDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SARA STANLEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$134,432$6,464
KRISTEN BARRYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$104,995$3,350
ELISA CASTILLOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ERIN TRUEX MSWVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHAYNA MORRIS CPATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANA I CAMBELL MSW LICSWSECRETARY/CLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL KURKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL NEWHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW CUSHINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY WOODSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CORY FLASHNER ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETH MASSARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV RUTH BERSINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN HUBACHECKFORMER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
27 CONGRESS STREET, SALEM, MA 01970-7309
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHAEL NEWHALL, 27 CONGRESS STREET, SALEM, MA 01970
Signed the 990
MICHAEL NEWHALL, PRESIDENT
Phone
(978) 744-8552
Return prepared by
SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC

Mission

TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE BY TAKING ACTION AGAINST PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION. HAWC PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN 23 CITIES AND TOWNS ON MASSACHUSETTS' NORTH SHORE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS:HAWC MAINTAINS TWO COMMUNITY BASED OFFICES IN SALEM AND LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS WHERE ADVOCATES PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. CLIENTS ARE ALSO SEEN IN PERSON AT A COMMUNITY PARTNER SITE IN GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. LIKEWISE, LEGAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY OUT OF FIVE REGIONAL COURTS IN SALEM, PEABODY, GLOUCESTER AND LYNN. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO REMOVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES. EACH OF THE COMMUNITY BASED OFFICES ARE CO-LOCATED WITH COMPLIMENTARY HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE, WIC, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND CAREER COUNSELING. LIKEWISE, MOST SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY BASED ON THE SURVIVOR'S PARTICULAR NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL MAXIMIZES CLIENT CHOICE AND REDUCES BARRIERS TO SERVICE.
    Expenses $858,625 · grants $56,564 · revenue $3,600
  • EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING:HAWC'S EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES A SIX TO TWELVE MONTH PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BECOME HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHILE IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM, SURVIVORS PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. ADVOCACY INCLUDES HOUSING SEARCH SUPPORT, CONNECTION TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING JOB READINESS COUNSELING, SCHOOL, DAYCARE AND EARLY INTERVENTION ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN. GROUP SUPPORT INCLUDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 101 AND PARENTING SUPPORT. SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN INCLUDES STORY HOUR, VISITS WITH A THERAPY DOG AND STRUCTURED PLAYTIME WITH PALS. ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED, HAWC PROVIDES MOVING EXPENSES, FURNITURE AND HOUSING GOODS, AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AS AVAILABLE. HAWC PARTICIPATES IN THE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY HOTLINE, SAFELINK, WHICH LINKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO SHELTERS WITH VACANCIES.
    Expenses $526,205 · grants $16,564
  • LEGAL SERVICES:SURVIVORS EXPERIENCE AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO THREE LEGAL ISSUES WHEN SEEKING TO END AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. WITH HELP FROM HAWC'S LEGAL SERVICES, ABUSE SURVIVORS CAN LEARN ABOUT AND ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS IN COURT. HAWC'S TRAINED LEGAL ADVOCATES, STAFF ATTORNEYS AND PRO BONO ATTORNEYS PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT:LEGAL ACCOMPANIMENT: ABUSE SURVIVORS APPLYING FOR ABUSE AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION ORDERS IN THE FIVE LOCAL COURTS IN HAWC'S SERVICE AREA CAN ACQUIRE SUPPORT IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND DURING HEARINGS, DISCUSS INDIVIDUALIZED SAFETY PLANS, AND RECEIVE REFERRALS FOR OTHER HAWC SERVICES.LEGAL CONSULTATIONS: ABUSE SURVIVORS SEEKING ADVICE ON CUSTODY ISSUES, DIVORCE HEARINGS, HOUSING AND IMMIGRATION CONCERNS, OR OTHER LEGAL MATTERS RESULTING FROM ABUSE, CAN ATTEND FREE LEGAL CLINICS RUN BY STAFF AND PRO-BONO ATTORNEYS.DIRECT REPRESENTATION: IN HIGH-RISK CASES, DEPENDING ON HAWC'S AVAILABILITY, ABUSE SURVIVORS CAN ACQUIRE DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
    Expenses $539,754 · grants $33,803
  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: HAWC PROVIDES VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE AND EXPLORE WAYS FOR FRIENDS AND BYSTANDERS TO GET INVOLVED TO REDUCE BULLYING AND AGGRESSION.HAWC IS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY RESOURCE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON HOW TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS. HAWC FREQUENTLY PROVIDES TRAINING FOR THE STAFF OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS HEAD START AND LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT IS HAWC'S GOAL TO EMPOWER OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND MAKE REFERRALS TO HAWC.THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS WHO ASSIST IN PROVIDING HOTLINE SUPPORT, COURT ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATION. THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES THAT EMPOWER SURVIVORS AND WORK TO ELIMINATE OPPRESSION IN ALL ITS FORMS.
    Expenses $123,416 · grants $1,377

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2655367
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1978
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,788,072
Income (IRS master file)
$3,007,999

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,007,999$2,677,663$3,788,072XML
990June 2024$2,961,039$2,732,472$3,517,588XML
990June 2023$2,706,229$2,302,290$3,365,407IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2655367).

Questions about HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC

What is the EIN of HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC is 04-2655367.
Is HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL NEWHALL.
Who are the officers and directors of HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,521 (SARA STANLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,007,999, expenses of $2,677,663 and total assets of $3,788,072 at year end.

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