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Nonprofit · EIN 94-2745889

NEWS

Tax-exempt · NAPA, CA 94558

Financials

$3.7M$3.4M2022$3.6M$3.7M2023$3.8M$3.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEWS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,828,726$3,397,559$431,167$3,610,035$232,882$3,377,153
June 30, 2024990$3,617,505$3,684,758-$67,253$3,205,279$304,104$2,901,175
June 30, 2023990$3,703,173$3,350,078$353,095$3,238,659$364,974$2,873,685
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,734,497
of which government grants
$2,302,071
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$94,229
Net gain from sales of assets
$18,933
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$242,350
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$474,618
Other salaries and wages
$1,572,080
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,461,399
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4
Accounting fees
$16,284
Occupancy
$82,781
Travel
$12,198
Depreciation
$20,643
Program services (functional)
$2,783,053
Management and general (functional)
$343,099
Fundraising (functional)
$271,407

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,205,279
Total assets, end of year
$3,610,035
Total liabilities, end of year
$232,882
Net assets, end of year
$3,377,153
Land, buildings and equipment
$357,515
Publicly traded securities
$1,329,223
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,311,864
Net assets with donor restrictions
$65,289
Gross receipts
$3,828,726
Employees
42
Volunteers
24
Year formed
1981
State of legal domicile
CA

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
TRACY LAMBEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$163,770$19,933
AMANDA DEBORDFINANCE/ HR DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$104,020$16,097
ANA SOTOPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$102,446$8,735
ANDI GROTEGRANTS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$104,382$1,603
LARK FERRELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK FREUNDVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JENNIFER GONZALEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
WILLIAM HASSON IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIS KREIMEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OSCAR ORTIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXANDRA PHELPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SANDRA RE SIMSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JUNE RESSLERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATHERINE SIMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LANCE SPEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TRACY LAMBEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$154,522$18,379
LARK FERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK FREUNDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JENNIFER GONZALEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM HASSON IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIS KREIMEIERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
OSCAR ORTIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXANDRA PHELPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SANDRA RE SIMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUNE RESSLERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
KATHERINE SIMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LANCE SPEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Tracy LambExecutive Dir.
Officer
50$145,692$17,256
Mary MakowskiSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Emily HarrisonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sandra ReDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lark FerrellDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
June ResslerVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
William HassanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rosanna MaireraDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Oscar OrtizDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark FreundTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Danis KreimeierPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Alexandra PhelpsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kass SimonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Julianna HartDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jennifer GonzalezDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lance SpearsDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1141 PEAR TREE LN STE 220, NAPA, CA 94558-6486
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
TRACY LAMB, 1141 PEAR TREE LANE 220, NAPA, CA 94558
Signed the 990
TRACY LAMB, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(707) 252-3687
Return prepared by
NOVOGRADAC & COMPANY LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2745889 or by the name NEWS.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

NEWS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SAFETY, HOPE, HEALING AND EMPOWERMENT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE. EQUALLY, NEWS IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SAFE COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM ASSISTS CLIENTS IN FINDING SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. CONTINUED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ALSO A PART OF THIS PROGRAM. THESE SERVICES CAN LAST FOR UP TO TWO YEARS. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS WHO FIND SHELTER IN THE SAFE HOUSE, TRANSITION INTO HOMES OF THEIR OWN. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WE ASSISTED 110 (UNDUPLICATED) FAMILIES WITH FINDING EITHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE WERE 2,682 (DUPLICATED) SERVICES PROVIDED TO CLIENTS TO HELP THEM WITH HOUSEHOLD ESTABLISHMENT.
    Expenses $622,241 · grants $194,295
  • THE SAVS PROGRAM IS THE ONLY RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING NAPA COUNTY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 24-HOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND THEIR SUPPORTIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATES PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, ASSISTANCE WITH FILING FOR VICTIM OF CRIME COMPENSATION, CONNECTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND REFERRALS TO PARTNER AGENCIES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR SAVS SUPPORTED 295 INDIVIDUALS, OF WHICH 41% WERE CHILDREN.
    Expenses $451,790 · grants $16,234
  • CRISIS INTERVENTION: THE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH ADULTS WHO HAVE CO-OCCURRING NEEDS AND BARRIERS, SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY ISSUES AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED USING TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES AND USES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP ADULTS DISCOVER TRIGGERS AND COPING SKILLS TO GUIDE THEM TO SAFETY AND SUPPORT. THERE IS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON WORKING TOWARD SUCCESSFUL CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR RECOVERY AND HEALING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 277 CLIENTS, WHICH INCLUDED PROVIDING PEER COUNSELING AND SAFETY PLANNING 646 TIMES AND TRANSPORTATION AND MEDICAL, SOCIAL SERVICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENT 38 TIMES.
    Expenses $555,659 · grants $17,871
  • OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER IS A SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL HOUSE LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS A REAL HOME WITH A BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN, PRIVATE BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS FOR CHILDREN, AND A COZY FAMILY ROOM WHERE CLIENTS CAN RELAX OR HOLD FAMILY MEETINGS. OUR STAFF IS THERE AROUND THE CLOCK TO WORK WITH CLIENTS ON INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS TO FIND RESOURCES FOR A FUTURE FREE OF VIOLENCE. WE ALSO STAFF A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 34 ADULTS AND 43 CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR A TOTAL OF 2,898 SHELTER DAYS. 1,611 CRISIS LINE CALLS WERE RECEIVED AT THE SHELTER BY OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELORS.THE COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF FILING FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND PROVIDING COURT ADVOCACY AND ACCOMPANIMENT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. NEWS COURT ADVOCATES WORK TOGETHER WITH CLIENTS TO FIND RESOURCES PERTAINING TO CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION, AND CIVIL ISSUES RELATED TO ABUSE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 159 SURVIVORS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH PREPARING AND FILING PROTECTIVE ORDERS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIVIL COURT PROCESS AND PREPARATION FOR COURT, COURT ADVOCACY AND ACCOMPANIMENT, AND HAD THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS MET THROUGH GIFT CARDS, FOR FOOD, GAS, AND OTHER EMERGENCY NEEDS. THERE WERE 46 RESTRAINING ORDERS FILED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS AND 182 COURT APPEARANCES WITH OR ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS.THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE 65-HOUR TRAINING SESSION PER YEAR, FREE OF COST, FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELORS. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAM. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM UTILIZES A TEAM OF TRAINED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELOR VOLUNTEERS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AT THE REQUEST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY GO EITHER DIRECTLY TO THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT OR TO A DESIGNATED SAFE LOCATION. THE COUNSELORS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, SAFETY PLANNING, AND RESOURCES. THEY WORK WITH EACH CLIENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR FOLLOW UP SERVICES. VOLUNTEERS MAY ALSO HELP IN PROVIDING COURT ADVOCACY SERVICES AND WORKING AT THE SAFE HOUSE ON THE 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE. WE TRAINED 24 VOLUNTEER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELORS DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OUR ORGANIZATION WITH AN AVERAGE OF 317 HOURS OF SERVICE PER MONTH. THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AT HOME. CHILDREN ARE ASSESSED AND FAMILIES ARE OFFERED RESOURCES TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR FUTURE ADVERSE EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE. FOLLOW UP AND SUPPORT IS OFFERED TO PARENTS TO ASSIST IN THEIR CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLAN. PARENTS RECEIVE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON HOW THEY CAN BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN MAY PARTICIPATE IN NEWS' KIDS CLUB WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS WHERE A CURRICULUM IS OFFERED TO HELP BUILD SAFETY AND SELF-ESTEEM WHILE DOING FUN AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 19 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS, WHILE 57 ADULTS AND CHILDREN RECEIVED OTHER SERVICES UNDER THIS PROGRAM.MONARCH FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER: NEWS CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AS PART OF NAPA COUNTY'S FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER MODEL, THE MONARCH JUSTICE CENTER (MJC). CORE PARTNERS INCLUDE THE NAPA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION AND THE CITY OF NAPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. NEWS AND MJC PARTNERS CONTINUE TO SELF-FUND SERVICE STAFF WHO ARE COLLOCATED IN THE BUILDING. COLOCATION OF SERVICE STAFF FACILITATES COORDINATION ACROSS AGENCIES AND STREAMLINES SERVICE DELIVERY TO CLIENTS IN NEED. NEWS AND ITS PARTNERS ARE COMMITTED TO PURSUING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE MJC IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND POTENTIAL LOCATIONS AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECEIVE SERVICES.
    Expenses $1,153,363 · grants $13,950

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
94-2745889
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
1981
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P43Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,610,035
Income (IRS master file)
$3,828,726

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,828,726$3,397,559$3,610,035IRS
990June 2024$3,617,505$3,684,758$3,205,279IRS
990June 2023$3,703,173$3,350,078$3,238,659XML
990June 2022$3,160,519$2,969,713$2,674,698IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 94-2745889).

Questions about NEWS

What is the EIN of NEWS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEWS is 94-2745889.
Is NEWS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
Are donations to NEWS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEWS 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 NEWS 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 NEWS 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 NEWS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TRACY LAMB.
Who are the officers and directors of NEWS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,770 (TRACY LAMB, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NEWS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,828,726, expenses of $3,397,559 and total assets of $3,610,035 at year end.

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