YWCA of San Gabriel Valley

“Before being filed, the IRS Form 990 is first reviewed by management and the Board. The Board will review and approve the final draft prior to filling.”

“Annually all board members complete questionnaires regarding conflicts of interest. The board reviews and monitors for potential conflicts.”

“A local salary survey of non-profit Executive Directors is used to determine appropriate salary. The salary is reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.”

“A local salary survey of non-profit Executive Directors (Officers and Key Employees) is used to determine appropriate salary. The salary is reviewed and approved by the Executive Director.”

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon written request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Youth Program Serving young adults between the ages of 14-26, the program offers free specialized and age-appropriate supportive case management for the purpose of assisting with employment, education, life skills goals, and how to be peer social justice advocate. During the reporting period funding was secured to provide a mix of evidence-based, emerging, and promising practices promoting positive youth development, youth leadership and organizing efforts around anti-violence and peace promotion. The goal was to empower growth, provide mental health workshops, trauma-informed care webinars, financial literacy education, 40- Hour DV Advocacy Training, Mental Health First Aid Training, Pathways to Empowerment Program, and QPR Suicide Prevention Training. There were 329 individuals who participated in the Youth Services Program with 109 falling between the ages of 17 years and younger, 34 between the ages of 18-29 and 23 who declined to report their age. A second accomplishment during the year was a partnership with IGT Global, a gaming company which provided software, hardware and furnishing for a state of the art computer lab. Working with volunteer IT professionals and software programmers, the center, while focused initially towards youth is available to community residents of all ages. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: We Empowerment Center is a dynamic community resource hub, providing an array of services and resources in multiple languages (i.e., English, Spanish, and Mandarin) and to various age groups, including youths, teens, adults, and seniors. The program offered skills and workforce development services along wot community events, health education and wellness activities while celebrating cultural diversity. Approximately 1,540 individual participated in various events which included an Hispanic Heritage event in September 2023 that hosted 295 attendees and 15 community partners. Another examples was a Multicultural Fair in May 2024 where 440 people attended along with 28 vendors. The goal of the WE Empowerment Center is to empower individuals and ignite a positive transformation within our community.”

“Book/tax difference = $26381”

“Elderly Nutrition Program within our Senior Services Department operated two food service programs during the period of 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024: (1) Congregate Meals or In-person Dining and (2) Home Delivered Meals. For the Congregate Meals there were 377,520 meals served at 21 cities and 389,374 frozen meals delivered directly to seniors at their home. Collectively, a total of 766,894 meals were served, less than the number of meals served in the prior year. While there was an overall decline in the total meals served, we were successfully able to retain clients after the COVID Emergency Order was lifted by incorporating a change in our service delivery model which included grab and go meals resulting in a 4% in Home Delivered Meals. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for seniors in the San Gabriel Valley by providing compassionate support that, in addition to nutritious meals, includes healthy aging and wellness programs plus opportunities for social connection, fostering independence, dignity, and overall well-being.Total Program Senior Services Expenses: $ 9,202,341”

“Domestic Violence Program provided the following services during the 7/1/23 to 6/30/24 fiscal year: served 213 Emergency Shelter clients; 34 Transitional housing clients and 61 clients who had housing needs. The program also provided 6,176 shelter bed nights; outreach to 276 Outreach clients; issued 75 temporary restraining orders; conducted 837 group counseling sessions; 4,758 individual adult counseling sessions and 215 individual children counseling sessions. There were 1,984 crisis helpline calls and 208 community presentations on DV Prevention which reached about 15,813 participants.Total Domestic Violence Services Expenses: $ 2,063,039”

“Additionally, the RSJ Taskforce grew to twelve (12) members, helping to initiate the first RSJ Multicultural Fair for the community, which brought out over 500 attendees. Externally, the agency collaborated with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) offering knowledge and resources on social justice for families impacted by the juvenile justice system, facilitating space for 18 parents to learn about systemic advocacy and racial and social justice. Additionally, as the Backbone agency for the San Gabriel Valley African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Community Action Team (SGV AAIMM CAT), YWCA-SGV has partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and community members to uplift racial and health equity, producing 32 workgroup members and 60 community action team participants. These workgroups and community action team helped reach 27 pregnant moms and 130 event attendees, sharing information on health equity, racial equity, birth equity, in addition to providing maternity items (e.g. diapers, wipes, car seats, strollers, breast pumps, formula, baby clothes, etc.). Lastly, to help address civil rights issues on college campuses, the YWCA-SGV has worked with the Claremont Colleges and their Title IX offices, training 7 student advocates, 150 athletes, in addition to delivering 18 individual education meetings to students identified as perpetrators of sexual misconduct. Total Program Service Expenses: $360,768”