YWCA Walla Walla
Legal name: Young Women's Christian Association of Walla Walla
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 910613315
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Walla Walla, WA, United States
- Phone
- 509-525-2570
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Young Men's or Women's Associations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $3,460,939
- Expenses
- $2,783,342
- Assets
- $10,995,571
- Liabilities
- $511,621
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MOLLY GORDON (PRESIDENT)
- WENDY CHENG (VICE PRESIDENT)
- BECKY KETTNER (PRESIDENT ELECT)
- ANNE-MARIE ZELL SCHWERIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- ANNE-MARIE ZELL SCHWERIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $96,892 total reported compensation
- HOLLY FLUHARTY (FINANCIAL CONTROLLER): $74,453 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
YWCA Walla Walla is dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women and their families. Through a broad range of programs and services, YWCA Walla Walla has been enriching the lives of women and their families since 1917. Our signature program is the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Center: a domestic violence shelter, counseling, support groups, advocacy, information and more. We offer two quality, licensed preschool and childcare centers and a number of community and personal enrichment programs. YWCA Walla Walla was founded by Mary Shipman Penrose, a member of the YWCA national board and the wife of Whitman College president Stephan B. L. Penrose. Our location at First and Birch streets was built in 1950 and remodeled 2000-2001. The YWCA started Adventure Clubs,.
What it reported doing in 2024
Client service programs: crisis response and recovery programs for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault including safe shelter, 24hour crisis line, medical and legal advocacy, information and referrals, support groups and life skills classes.- supported 689 survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.- provided safe shelter to 125 adult and 123 children.- helped 364 people file protection orders.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 67
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 73
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 61.2%; rating input score 61
- Program expense ratio: 69.2%; rating input score 69
- Fundraising efficiency: $138.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th 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: 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: 19.6%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.95; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 61.2% of revenue deployed · 69.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $97K · 21 people listed
- Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 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 — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.