Women in Distress of Broward County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591592524
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lighthouse Point, FL, USA
Phone
9547609800
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,035,249
Expenses
$11,741,619
Assets
$14,842,219
Liabilities
$2,111,316

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDA L PARKER PHD (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • LINDA L PARKER PHD (PRESIDENT/CEO): $237,442 total reported compensation
  • JEFFREY METCALF (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $156,780 total reported compensation
  • SHENA KITT (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $117,216 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 stop domestic violence abuse for everyone through intervention, education and advocacy. The organization is the only state of Florida certified domestic violence center in broward county. The organization provides a wide array of services which includes emergency shelter, a 24-hour hotline, case management, counseling, child assessment, safety planning and advocacy. The organization also provides law enforcement training, professional training and community education.

What it reported doing in 2024

Prevention and education services - wid maintains ongoing outreach efforts to educate broward county's residents about the dynamics, definitions, and impact of intimate partner violence in the community and the people they serve. Wid provides prevention, education and awareness to youth and adults so they may better understand how bullying and intimate partner violence perpetuate themselves, the effects on family members, school community and society, intervention and prevention methods, and the programs and services available at wid.training and prevention are provided to help youth and community members recognize the warning signs of intimate partner violence and understand its impact on families and society. Creating change among attitudes, beliefs and behaviors surrounding intimate partner violence is critical so the community can appropriately refer victims for assistance and increase the possibility of early intervention and prevention. Training is also provided to participants through the ultimate training center on topics such as job readiness, financial literacy, budgeting, interviewing and presentation skills and use of technology and office software packages.

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.
  • 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.26; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.6% of revenue deployed · 83.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $9.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $237K · 22 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.