Nonprofit · EIN 22-2374378
WOMEN AWARE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,827,625 | $3,852,051 | -$24,426 | $3,550,312 | $959,649 | $2,590,663 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,715,482 | $3,723,889 | -$8,407 | $3,633,852 | $1,034,980 | $2,598,872 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,341,840 | $3,339,533 | $2,307 | $3,938,262 | $1,371,663 | $2,566,599 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,705,086
- of which government grants
- $3,239,327
- Program service revenue
- $29,614
- Investment income
- $53,298
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,152
- Net income from fundraising events
- $18,371
- Other revenue
- $39,627
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $186,280
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $420,216
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,741,813
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,667,244
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,496
- Accounting fees
- $269,638
- Occupancy
- $66,483
- Travel
- $56,229
- Depreciation
- $119,853
- Program services (functional)
- $3,333,672
- Management and general (functional)
- $377,310
- Fundraising (functional)
- $141,069
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,633,852
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,550,312
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $959,649
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,590,663
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,314,292
- Publicly traded securities
- $837,597
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,590,663
- Gross receipts
- $4,437,829
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS YONTA | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $193,348 | $51,076 |
| MARIA BETANZOS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $158,216 | $13,016 |
| JOSEPHINE MINGIONE | EXECUTIVE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,293 | $7,040 |
| MALIHA JANJUA | DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 1 | $102,539 | $8,027 |
| DIANE PALMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIYAN BRADLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FLANNERY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE S CHAGNON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CLAYTON-STROH | SECRETARY, THRU 2/11/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSHREE V DAVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES J HIERL | TRUSTEE, THRU 5/21/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS KAHAGI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SID SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS YONTA | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $189,029 | $37,793 |
| JOSEPHINE MINGIONE | EXECUTIVE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,132 | $27,154 |
| MARIA BETANZOS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $116,055 | $10,122 |
| DIANE PALMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIYAN BRADLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FLANNERY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CLAYTON-STROH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE S CHAGNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSHREE V DAVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES J HIERL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS KAHAGI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SID SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS YONTA | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $182,832 | $32,487 |
| MARIA BETANZOS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $131,029 | $11,382 |
| JOSEPHINE MINGIONE | EXECUTIVE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,023 | $24,785 |
| DIANE PALMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA S OPPENHEIM | VICE PRESIDENT THRU JUN 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FLANNERY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CLAYTON-STROH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIYAN BRADLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSHREE V DAVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES J HIERL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS KAHAGI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE S MIZERAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 250 LIVINGSTON AVE, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901-3058
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PHYLLIS YONTA, 250 LIVINGSTON AVE, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901
- Signed the 990
- PHYLLIS YONTA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (732) 249-4900
- Website
- WWW.WOMENAWARE.NET
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
WOMEN AWARE ENVISIONS A SOCIETY WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN LIVE FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND INJUSTICE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
Program accomplishments
- WOMEN AWARE IS THE STATE DESIGNATED LEAD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE SERVE ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, GENDER, RELIGION, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, MARITAL STATUS, OR MILITARY STATUS. EACH YEAR, WOMEN AWARE PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 200 VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN FACING IMMINENT DANGER. IN ADDITION, 3,000 INDIVIDUALS BENEFIT FROM OUR SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE LEGAL ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND TRAUMA REDUCTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN. OUR 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE SERVES AS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR MOST VICTIMS SEEKING SUPPORT IN THE COUNTY, REAFFIRMING OUR ROLE AS THE COUNTY'S PRIMARY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE PROVIDER. WOMEN AWARE IS THE LEAD AGENCY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER (FJC)A CENTRALIZED HUB OFFERING COORDINATED SERVICES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 20 AGENCIES, FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD ABUSE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ELDER ABUSE. THROUGH THE FJC, ADVOCATES GUIDE SURVIVORS IN UNDERSTANDING AND ACCESSING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS. SURVIVORS ARE CONNECTED TO A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, CHILDCARE, AND MORE. SERVICES ARE SURVIVOR-DRIVEN, ALLOWING CLIENTS TO CHOOSE THE SUPPORT THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS.Expenses $1,768,773 · grants $186,048 · revenue $1,620
- LEGAL ADVOCATES HELP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS/SURVIVORS RECEIVE JUSTICE BY INCREASING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF, AND ACCESS TO, THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO THEM BY THE LAW. ADVOCATES CONNECT CLIENTS TO A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACCESS LEGAL COUNSEL, IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN A 73% INCREASE IN COURT REQUESTED INTERVENTION BY ADVOCATES, WHICH IS A TESTAMENT OF THE GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FJC AND FAMILY COURT.Expenses $807,184 · grants $195
- WOMEN AWARE'S NON-RESIDENTIAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, PALS (PEACE: A LEARNED SOLUTION), IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENT AND SUPPORT INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 12 WHO HAVE WITNESSED OR EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN THERAPY FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 57 CHILDREN RECEIVED HEALING AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE PALS PROGRAM.Expenses $540,790
- OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER IS THE CORNERSTONE FOR SAFETY, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HOUSING ADVOCACY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND AIMS TO MITIGATE THE TRAUMA AND DISTRESS OF VICTIMS BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND BASIC NECESSITIES TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OF VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE PROVIDED 12,259 BEDNIGHTS TO 191 SURVIVORS FLEEING ABUSE.Expenses $216,925 · grants $37 · revenue $27,994
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2374378
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P43Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,550,312
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,437,829
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,827,625 | $3,852,051 | $3,550,312 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,715,482 | $3,723,889 | $3,633,852 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,341,840 | $3,339,533 | $3,938,262 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,589,277 | $1,653,613 | $3,828,635 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 22-2374378).
Questions about WOMEN AWARE INC
- What is the EIN of WOMEN AWARE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMEN AWARE INC is 22-2374378.
- Is WOMEN AWARE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to WOMEN AWARE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WOMEN AWARE 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 WOMEN AWARE 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 WOMEN AWARE 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 WOMEN AWARE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PHYLLIS YONTA.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOMEN AWARE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,348 (PHYLLIS YONTA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does WOMEN AWARE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,827,625, expenses of $3,852,051 and total assets of $3,550,312 at year end.
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