Womanhaven

“A draft of the form 990 is sent to the executive director, who does a preliminary review of the return. The return is then approved by the board of directors before the final copy is filed.”

“Officers, directors and key employees are asked about possible conflict of interest and are required to sign an annual statement.”

“Annual review by board of directors to determine compensation of top officials and officers.”

“Employees are subject to performance appraisals annually. Merit increases are restricted by budgetary limitations.”

“All documents are avilable upon request.”

“SOLUTIONS”

“Our primary exempt purpose is to promote and provide a comprehensive response to domestic violence,stalking and human trafficking through community outreach & education,prevention, intervention, client support services, and safety and shelter services.”

“Volunteers represent a valuable part of our organization and play an important role in helping us achieve our mission to break the cycle of domestic violence and partner abuse for victims and their children. Womanhaven had 15 intern volunteers who are working on their bachelors and masters college degrees and earn their internship hours. They provided 4,304 hours in order to obtain credits required to obtain their college degrees. Thrift store- womanhaven had 93 volunteers at their thrift store. These volunteers come from various programs such as calworks, and other job readiness programs providing us with 11,308 hours to aid in the operation of our thrift store.”

“Community education services: womanhaven works with youth to provided a range of educational programs designed to challenge attitudes of gender, masculinity/femininity, and to help youth understand healthy relationships and indicators of abusive relationships. During our fiscal year, womanhaven impacted more than 1,185 youth through 16 presentations and community outreach. Womanhaven builds awareness through community outreach, presentations and proactive media engagements to inform the community of the impact of domestic violence. During our fiscal year, womanhaven reached more than 9,440 adults through 335 educational presentations and 75 community awareness activities. Therapy and counseling: womanhaven offered a total of 1,269 individual, group and child counseling sessions for 191 shelter and transitional program clients. In addition, community support groups are also offered. These services are provided by licensed and intern marriage and family therapists. The majority of the clients we served have never had any counseling and are telling their story for the first time.”