YWCA Hanover
Legal name: Young Womens Christian Association of Hanover Pennsylvania
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 231352608
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Hanover, PA, United States
- Phone
- (717) 637-2125
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Garden Club, Horticultural Program
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $13,449,078
- Expenses
- $3,585,288
- Assets
- $13,053,203
- Liabilities
- $586,561
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JUSTINE TRUCKSESS (PRESIDENT)
- VANESSA BERGER (CEO)
- JOLENE SHAFFER (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- JOLENE SHAFFER (CEO): $126,805 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 Hanover is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Improve** the health of hundreds of people, families, and our community by eradicating domestic violence. Provide** opportunities for building life skills, and developing self-esteem, self-respect, and growth. Invest in a dynamic, thriving movement, making lives richer, and making a mission come alive. Leverage** resources to grow greater awareness and support of YWCA programs and services. Donor Privacy Policy.
What it reported doing in 2024
Safe home program of the ywca hanover serves domestic violence victims of york and adams counties. The program is based on the belief that individuals have the right to control thier lives and make decisions without fear of assault or degradation. Everyone has the right to a safe and happy home. One of the most critical objectives is connecting clients to services needed to improve their quality of life. We make referrals and advocate with a variety of agencies, assisting with health, finances, housing, drug/alcohol treatment, support groups, children's services, employment/training, food, furniture, clothing, and more. Client contacts: 2,240
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 45
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 86
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 21%; rating input score 21
- Program expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78
- Fundraising efficiency: $34.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 73.3%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.64; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.6% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 21% of revenue deployed · 77.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $127K · 13 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $983K reported
- Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Mission deployment rate scored 21/100.