WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

100 S BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19110-1024

In care of

% CHRISTINE STEVENS

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JOANNA OTERO-CRUZ, 100 S BROAD STREET 1341, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19110

Signed the 990

SHEILA WEEKS-BROWN, VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

Phone

(215) 386-1280

Website

WWW.WOMENAGAINSTABUSE.ORG

Return prepared by

EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, AND NONJUDGMENTAL SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT FOSTERS SELF-RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONS EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND TO LEAD THE STRUGGLE TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

Program accomplishments

• WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE IS THE LEAD OPERATOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE - A CITY-WIDE STREAMLINED POINT OF ACCESS FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, REFERRALS AND INTAKE TO THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS. THIS 24-HOUR HOTLINE RECEIVED AROUND 9,022 CALLS IN FY25.WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE ALSO OPERATES THE ONLY EMERGENCY SHELTERS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE TWO FACILITIES, COMPRISED OF A TOTAL OF 200 BEDS, ARE A REFUGE TO MORE THAN 1,400 ADULTS AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR WHO HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE ABUSE. THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS ARE UNIQUELY EQUIPPED WITH 24-HOUR SECURITY, CONFIDENTIAL LOCATIONS, AND A CONTINUUM OF ON-SITE CARE, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY. THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES TEAM AT WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE CARES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND ACADEMIC NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S YOUNGEST CLIENTS. EARLY LEARNING CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AGED 1-5 YEARS ARE LOCATED AT EACH OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS, AS WELL AS SOJOURNER HOUSE, AND OFFER EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO HELP CHILDREN ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. OPEN EACH WEEKDAY FROM 9 AM TO NOON AND AGAIN FROM 1PM TO 3PM, ACTIVITIES VARY, BUT MAY INCLUDE CIRCLE TIME, STORY TIME, COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, PAINTING, MUSIC THERAPY, MOVEMENT THERAPY, FREE PLAY, FIELD TRIPS, AND COMMUNITY WALKS. THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER OFFERS WELL-DESERVED PEACE OF MIND TO CLIENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN WHEN THEY NEED TO ATTEND HOUSING OR LEGAL APPOINTMENTS, JOB INTERVIEWS, OR PERHAPS JUST NEED SOME QUIET TIME TO THEMSELVES.
  Expenses $7,960,285
• THE WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER IS AMONG THE FIRST IN THE NATION DEDICATED TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND CONSISTS OF A NEARLY 30-MEMBER TEAM OF EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS, COURT ADVOCATES AND TELEPHONE COUNSELORS. THE WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER EMPOWERS WOMEN AND MEN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED TO NAVIGATE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS SEEKING PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS, CHILD CUSTODY AND/OR SUPPORT. LAST YEAR, THIS PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AFFILIATED WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER, INC. SERVED 3,029 INDIVIDUALSIN ADDITION TO ITS DIRECT SERVICES, THE LEGAL CENTER PIONEERS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO REACH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND EXPAND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING: THE TELEPHONE OUTREACH PROJECT (TOP): A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGAL CENTER AND THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, TOP PROVIDES FOLLOW-UP ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HAVE CALLED 9-1-1 AND ARE AT HIGHEST RISK OF LETHALITY. "FAST TRACK" ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION PROGRAM: TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND REPRESENTATION FOR MORE VICTIMS, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE HAS STATIONED STAFF ATTORNEYS IN THE TWO COURT ROOMS IN PHILADELPHIA WHERE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE CASES ARE HEARD, OPENING ACCESS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. FAST TRACK ATTORNEYS CAN REPRESENT CLIENTS ON THE SPOT, CONNECTING THEM WITH LEGAL COUNSEL DURING A CRITICAL TIME OF NEED.
  Expenses $2,934,860
• WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE ENSURES THAT SURVIVORS ARE NOT FORCED TO RETURN TO ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS DUE TO FINANCIAL OR HOUSING INSTABILITY THROUGH THE SOJOURNER HOUSE AND SAFE AT HOME PROGRAMS. SOJOURNER HOUSE IS AN 18-MONTH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM OF 15 APARTMENT UNITS. RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM ON-SITE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILD CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, LIFE-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND HOUSING OPTIONS COUNSELING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 62 ADULTS AND CHILDREN RECEIVED HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES AT SOJOURNER HOUSE.THE SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, PAIRED WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS TO SUSTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM AN ABUSIVE PARTNER. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHILE DEVELOPING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND LIFE-SKILLS FOR LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM ALSO AIMS TO STRENGTHEN LINKAGES BETWEEN CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. THE 111 PEOPLE WHO BENEFITTED FROM THIS PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO SUSTAIN SAFE HOUSING AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES THAT MAY COMPROMISE THEIR FAMILIES' LONG-TERM SAFETY AND STABILITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING:RECOGNIZING THAT MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL ABUSE, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE HAS EMBEDDED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING INTO ITS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SAFE AT HOME PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAMMING IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AMONG SURVIVORS AND EQUIP CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR UNIQUE EDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS, SO THAT THEY CAN REMAIN SAFE AND THRIVE. THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TEAM IS LEVERAGING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROVIDERS IN THE FIELDS OF HOUSING, MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. AN ASPIRE ALLIANCE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PAIRS SURVIVORS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS. MENTORS AND MENTEES MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS TO SUPPORT CAREER GOALS AND GROWTH.
  Expenses $1,532,287 · revenue $106,811
• PREVENTION: WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE ALSO WORKS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SAFER (SAFETY AWARENESS FOR EVERY RELATIONSHIP), A TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION CURRICULUM THAT IS EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, TO PURSUE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN ADDITION, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE'S COMMUNITY EDUCATORS TRAIN HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR ON THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO ENHANCE SURVIVOR SAFETY. LASTLY, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE HOSTED ITS 17TH ANNUAL IPLEDGE CAMPAIGN FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER 2024. THE 2024 CAMPAIGN, UNITY, NCOURAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME TOGETHER TO PREVENT RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE, SAVE LIVES, AND CREATE A SAFER PHILADELPHIA. HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SURVIVORS AND CHANGE-MAKERS JOINED IN THIS CITY-WIDE INITIATIVE. MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE'S PLEDGE AGAINST VIOLENCE THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN.SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK: IN ADDITION TO THESE DIRECT SERVICES, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEADS THE STRUGGLE TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF SURVIVORS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THEM. THE POLICY DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WITH THE GOAL OF INFLUENCING POLICY THAT IMPACTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE WORKS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CARE FOR SURVIVORS WHO ARE ACCESSING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE IS THE FIRST PHILADELPHIA NONPROFIT TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS LIPMAN FAMILY PRIZE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR ITS LEADERSHIP IN PIONEERING SHARED SAFETY: PHILADELPHIA'S COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO RELATIONAL VIOLENCE. THROUGH SHARED SAFETY, DOZENS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CITY SYSTEMS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO A TRANSFORM PHILADELPHIA'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND REPRODUCTIVE COERCION. THROUGH SHARED SAFETY'S ADVOCACY, FORMER MAYOR KENNEY CREATED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND OFFICE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRATEGIES TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE PHILADELPHIA'S RESPONSE TO RELATIONAL VIOLENCE, AND APPOINTED WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE'S FORMER PREVENTION DIRECTOR TO OVERSEE THIS WORK.
  Expenses $415,432

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.

IRS record

EIN

23-1984838

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

1976

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P430)

Assets (IRS master file)

$19,433,629

Income (IRS master file)

$14,115,882

Filing history

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 23-1984838).

Questions about WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC

What is the EIN of WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC is 23-1984838.

Is WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.

Are donations to WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE 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 AGAINST ABUSE 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 AGAINST ABUSE 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 AGAINST ABUSE INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOANNA OTERO-CRUZ.

Who are the officers and directors of WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $182,280 (JOANNA OTERO-CRUZ, EXEC DIR & PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,512,328, expenses of $14,287,162 and total assets of $19,433,629 at year end.

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