Jubilee Women's Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911539920
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2063241244
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,108,420
Expenses
$1,903,678
Assets
$6,257,143
Liabilities
$1,866,803

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROSEMARY DUNIGAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ANNIE CHOI (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELISABETH JARRARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ELISABETH JARRARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $94,301 total reported compensation
  • FRANCOISE MAXIE (FINANCE DIRECTOR): $79,978 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Jubilee women's center supports women experiencing poverty to build stable and fulfilling futures, one extraordinary woman at a time. The center provides transitional housing and wrap-around support tailored to women facing or at risk of homelessness. The center also provides a free clothing boutique to low-income women in our community. Led by the guiding principles that women of all races and cultures are to be treated with respect and dignity, jubilee provides programs and services that empower women to make positive life changes.

What it reported doing in 2024

Jubilee women's center is a two-year transitional housing program located in the capitol hill neighborhood of seattle, wa. Services include housing, case management, food support, job readiness assistance, technology and life skills support, computer access, community referrals, and free clothing boutique. Founded in 1983 as a passion project for the sisters of st. Joseph of peace, jubilee has served women experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and substance abuse for over forty years. Jubilee officially separated from the church in the late 1990's and has since operated as a secular organization focused on the empowerment of women in seattle and the surrounding area. In fy24-25, jubilee women's center provided housing with supportive services to 48 women. 61% of women exiting the program in that year moved into permanent housing. Guided by care staff, each jubilee housing participant sets goals for growth and development. We take a holistic approach to address the following life areas: basic needs (food and safety), physical health, trauma/depression/mental health, communication skills, legal issues, benefits, education, employment, financial health, housing, personal safety nets and spiritual health. Participants meet regularly for case management, where they address mental health needs, pursue employment or education, and more. They also perform basic co-op style duties to care for their common spaces, commit to paying a moderate room fee each month, and attend a series enrichment activities and community events. By empowering women through these essential programs, jubilee offers a stable, safe haven that provides women the opportunity to create lasting change in their lives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.7%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 68.1%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.29; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.7% of revenue deployed · 68.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $94K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.