Womens Resource Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810391466
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Dillon, MT, USA
Phone
4066836106
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$631,756
Expenses
$691,484
Assets
$675,523
Liabilities
$160,953

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REBECCA KNOTTS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JAYCI HACKER (PRESIDENT)
  • SANDI SLOAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • REBECCA KNOTTS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $77,258 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

In working toward a society free from violence, the mission of the women's resource center is to address domestic and sexual violence and its impact on the community. The women's resource center serves the rural communities of beaverhead and madison counties in southwest mt, providing crisis intervention, advocacy, prevention, and education for all.

What it reported doing in 2024

Prevention & education: the wrc works to prevent interpersonal violence through education, survivor support, and community collaboration. Advocates teach healthy relationship skills, focusing on empowerment, communication, and conflict resolution to help reduce the risk of intimate partner violence. Advocates define domestic and sexual violence and explain key concepts, including the power and control wheel to identify tactics used by abusive partners, the cycle of abuse that makes leaving difficult, and the principles of consent in sexual relationships. These programs emphasize active listening, effective communication, and boundary-setting to promote safe and respectful relationships.prevention also includes direct support for survivors and their children through safe housing, counseling, and personal and legal advocacy, ensuring they have the resources to rebuild their lives. Wrc strengthens community responses to violence by partnering with law enforcement, attorneys, and medical professionals who benefit from learning how to address the unique needs of survivors. Through training sessions, presentations, and awareness campaigns, wrc fosters a coordinated effort to address sexual violence, domestic violence, stalking, and human trafficking.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 65% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.5%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 59.7%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th 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: 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: -9.5%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.98; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.5% of revenue deployed · 59.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $413K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $77K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 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 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.