Women Are Dreamers Too

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522288027
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Alpharetta, GA, USA
Phone
4044774211
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$141,700
Expenses
$140,876
Assets
$328,407
Liabilities
$282,631

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Ade Moses (Employee): $30,280 total reported compensation
  • Cindy Williams (Exec Director): $27,980 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Women Are Dreamers Too is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering underserved women and children by creating opportunities for personal growth, economic independence, and community well-being. Through education, shelter, counseling, and economic initiatives, WADT supports individuals as they transform their dreams into realities, fostering resilience and self-reliance. Vision Statement WADT envisions a world where all women and children, regardless of their circumstances, can access the resources and support they need to thrive. The organization strives to eradicate barriers to education, economic participation, and safety, creating inclusive communities where everyone has the power to shape their future.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nationwide online advertisement campaign support service provided to Women Are Dreamers Too organization to create awareness to Human Services Programs, General/Other: 1. Expanded our training and non cash goods services distribution in the South East and and expanded same nationwide USA, made possible through Google advertisment exposure.Successful Partnership with , Publix Charities Foundation, Chatlos Foundation, Weyerhaeuser Foundation, Gwinnett Technical College, Wal-Mart Foundation, Target Foundation, Altria Foundation and New High tech classroom now equipped with DSL lines, projectors and cluster computers. Successful Partnership, with farmers in the South East WADT commenced the first Holiday Food distribution in Partnerships with Mann Bracken, LLC employees. Recipients received gifts, frozen and canned goods, meat and poultry and a host of other holiday gifts items for their entire families. intensify our technical training and counseling in the South Eastern U.S, as well as, help the candidates and their family to become self-sufficient and accord them the decency that befits human being. It will also strengthen our communities as these candidates will now become employers and ease the intense demand on social services. The businesses being created spun other businesses, which strengthens the community. It is our hope and aspirations that the ladies will move towards home ownership from the incomes generated from their business,-this obviously is another result of economic self-determination.Lunched SOUTH EAST La FAMILIA PROGRAM: In line with innovative models that serve Latino communities throughout the country, La Familia's goal is to identify and rebuild the lives of families affected in the South East Region by domestic violence. The program addresses all aspects of domestic violence in the Latino community through prevention and intervention services for the entire family. A bilingual and bicultural team works with families and communities to understand and change the cultural practices and beliefs that contribute to domestic abuse. Services include crisis counseling; safety planning, family interventions, support and assistance with immigration, legal issues and the schools are provided in Spanish and English (0 WADT Inc tracks its effectiveness as fol)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 42
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 46.7%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 47%; rating input score 47
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 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: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.33; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.86; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.7%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -65.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 46.7% of revenue deployed · 47% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $66K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $30K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.