Laurel House

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232172743
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Norristown, PA, USA
Phone
6102771860
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,018,450
Expenses
$4,056,619
Assets
$9,719,918
Liabilities
$1,207,942

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA PILONG (CO- PRESIDENT)
  • JASON VANBUSKIRK CPA (CO- PRESIDENT)
  • GREGORY STANBACH (CO- VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICIA YOUNCE ESQ (CO- VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BETH STURMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL OCT '25))
  • STACY DOUGHERTY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE NOV '25))

Highest reported compensation

  • BETH STURMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL OCT '25)): $121,840 total reported compensation
  • STACY DOUGHERTY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE NOV '25)): $110,661 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Advocate for and empower those impacted by domestic violence by providing crisis intervention, safe haven, supportive programs and resources; advance social change through preventative education, and through community training and collaboration, see schedule oto foster a coordinated response to domestic abuse.

What it reported doing in 2024

Legal support/emergency response/advocacylegal support: domestic abuse response team advocates provided court accompaniment, support, and other forms of legal advocacy to domestic violence survivors to help them navigate the criminal and civil justice systems. Laurel house advocates attended 93 criminal justice hearings and 286 protection from abuse order hearings for a total of almost 800 hours of legal advocacy and supports to program participants.emergency response: staff and volunteers are trained to respond to requests from hospital emergency rooms and law enforcement. Immediate crisis response was provided to 754 victims referred by law enforcement, emergency rooms, and other medical offices. Advocacy: the organization also advocates for social change. Examples of advocacy activities include: staff member participation in community tasks forces and other committee work to address issues related to domestic violence; communication with elected officials to keep them informed of domestic violence issues; training new volunteers as domestic violence advocates in the community; partnering with businesses and individuals who host events featuring laurel house and messages of domestic violence awareness; and sponsoring an internship program that offers local college students practical experience in the field of domestic violence. A total of 23 graduate/undergraduate students particpated in the internship program this year. Laurel house engaged in 228 systems advocacy contacts for a total of 532 hours of working with allied professionals and partners on enhancing systemic responses to better support victims of domestic violence in our community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.2%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 74.1%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.9%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.4; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.2% of revenue deployed · 74.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.