The Women's Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561271474
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Phone
9199684610
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,196,982
Expenses
$1,374,525
Assets
$2,048,401
Liabilities
$38,655

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIDGET MCENANEY (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS)
  • ROBERT PATRICK SUMMERS (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN.)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRIDGET MCENANEY (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS): $75,906 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT PATRICK SUMMERS (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN.): $29,234 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To support the safety, wellbeing, and choice of survivors of domestic violence and others impacted by relationship abuse through crisis services, advocacy, and education.

What it reported doing in 2024

Self-sufficiency services: the self-sufficiency program includes a variety of services open to all women and men, regardless of whether they are victims of domestic violence.the financial services program offers education, coaching, and support on financial management issues. Compass center provides counseling on budgeting and debt reduction, as well as workshops to increase participants' financial literacy and improve overall financial health.through its career advising program, compass center offers support with job search skills, including rsum and interview preparation, guidance on the job search process, and assistance exploring career directions. The program also provides career-related workshops to help individuals find new employment or return to work or school after raising families.the legal information program offers answers to questions related to family law, tenancy, domestic violence, separation, and divorce. Compass center collaborates with professional attorneys and unc law school to provide this information.

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 90% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.1%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 65.4%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.89 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 95.3%; rating input score 95; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.1% of revenue deployed · 65.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $899K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $76K · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.