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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by YOUNG WOMENS FREEDOM CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,610,410
Total expenses
$10,154,067
Contributions and grants received
$10,428,810
Grants paid
$548,123
Program service revenue
$134,197
Investment income
$8,074
Other revenue
$39,329
Total assets, end of year
$7,263,630
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,210,418
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,053,212
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,065,893
Management and general expenses
$1,255,002
Fundraising expenses
$833,172
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,065,893

Program services were 79.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $91,694

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,945,067

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,392,049

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $16,313

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $75,462 · related or exempt $75,462

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COST-SHARING REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $58,735 · related or exempt $58,735

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,074 · excluded $8,074

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,992

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,992

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,992 · excluded $13,992

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $45,141

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $91,694

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $45,141

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $25,337 · related or exempt $25,337

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,337

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $548,123 · program services $548,123

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $720,188 · program services $473,982 · management and general $30,150 · fundraising $216,056

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,499,717 · program services $3,714,554 · management and general $508,306 · fundraising $276,857

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $647,020 · program services $519,179 · management and general $66,743 · fundraising $61,098

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $421,860 · program services $338,507 · management and general $43,517 · fundraising $39,836

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $103,217 · program services $48,181 · management and general $54,381 · fundraising $655

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,206 · management and general $127,206

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,128,816 · program services $845,493 · management and general $239,506 · fundraising $43,817

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $143,654 · program services $89,556 · management and general $31,894 · fundraising $22,204

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $742,497 · program services $644,803 · management and general $72,516 · fundraising $25,178

  • 17 · Travel

    total $448,633 · program services $402,120 · management and general $24,497 · fundraising $22,016

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,538 · program services $7,697 · management and general $10,841

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,791 · program services $200 · management and general $20,591

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUPPL

    total $398,915 · program services $374,646 · management and general $14,742 · fundraising $9,527

  • 24b · Other expenses: INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS

    total $112,334 · fundraising $112,334

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $72,558 · program services $58,852 · management and general $10,112 · fundraising $3,594

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,012,717 · end of year $798,863

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $100,526 · end of year $1,858,720

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,289,552 · end of year $2,324,308

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $9,700

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $143,447 · end of year $275,547

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $188,407

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $144,893

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $62,052 · end of year $43,514

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,476,905 · end of year $1,952,978

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $195,440 · end of year $920,112

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $391,400

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,616,889 · end of year $1,898,906

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,619,360 · end of year $1,957,093

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,652,510 · end of year $2,096,119

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE YOUNG WOMEN'S FREEDOM CENTER IS TO PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, COACHING, AND TRAINING TO PROJECTS THAT CENTER SYSTEMS-IMPACTED WOMEN, GIRLS, AND TRANS PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND/OR THE UNDERGROUND STREET ECONOMY TO CREATE A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.

  • YWFC ADVANCED ITS MISSION BY SUPPORTING OVER 3,500 YOUTH, EMPLOYING 65 YOUTH STAFF, AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS ACROSS 5 COUNTIES. THROUGH THE FREEDOM CENTER, WE PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, LAUNCHED BELOVED VILLAGE, AND EXPANDED SISTER WARRIORS' WORK IN CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S PRISONS.THIS YEAR, YWFC CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CORE VISION TO SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN AND TRANS YOUTH OF ALL GENDERS IN TRANSFORMING THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THE FREEDOM CENTER--THE DIVISION OF YWFC THAT PROVIDES OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP--WE SUPPORTED MULTIPLE MAJOR PROGRAMS AND BEGAN SPONSORING ALIGNED EXTERNAL PROJECTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)YWFC'S CORE PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 3,500 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS FIVE CALIFORNIA COUNTIES: SAN FRANCISCO, ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA, CONTRA COSTA, AND LOS ANGELES. WE PROVIDED PAID LEADERSHIP ROLES TO MORE THAN 65 YOUTH STAFF AGES 14-25, AND DELIVERED INTENSIVE COURT ADVOCACY, REENTRY PLANNING, AND CASE SUPPORT TO OVER 400 YOUTH AND WOMEN INSIDE JUVENILE HALLS, JAILS, AND PRISONS. IN ADDITION, WE HOSTED 12 HEALING-CENTERED EVENTS, INCLUDING FREEDOM CIRCLES, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS, AND YOUTH-LED RETREATS FOCUSED ON TRAUMA RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.SISTER WARRIORS FREEDOM COALITION CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REACH, SERVING 702 INCARCERATED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND AN ADDITIONAL 128 YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SERVICES INCLUDED OVER 952 HOURS OF SYSTEMS NAVIGATION, 636 HOURS OF REENTRY SUPPORT, AND 306 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING DELIVERED INSIDE PRISON. SISTER WARRIORS ALSO LAUNCHED A SEXUAL ABUSE RESPONSE AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE WITHIN CALIFORNIA'S WOMEN'S PRISONS, CULMINATING IN A PUBLISHED REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO INTERRUPT CYCLES OF ABUSE.BELOVED VILLAGE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST PROGRAMMING IN 2024, ENROLLING OVER 20 CLIENTS STATEWIDE INTO A THREE-YEAR PILOT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND DEEP WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION. BELOVED VILLAGE'S MODEL FOCUSES ON FAMILY-BASED CARE AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AS A STRATEGY TO PREVENT AND DIVERT INCARCERATION.ACROSS ALL THREE PROJECTS--YWFC, SISTER WARRIORS, AND BELOVED VILLAGE--PROGRAMMING EXPANDED THROUGHOUT FIVE COUNTIES, WITH SISTER WARRIORS EXTENDING EVEN FURTHER INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND STATEWIDE ACROSS ALL CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S PRISONS. THE FREEDOM CENTER PROVIDED THE SHARED OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS, AND ALSO SUCCESSFULLY BEGAN FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF NEW ALIGNED PROJECTS.THIS YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO BUILDING ECONOMIC POWER, LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS, AND HEALING SPACES FOR SYSTEMS-IMPACTED WOMEN, GIRLS, AND TRANS PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS. OUR WORK REMAINS GROUNDED IN LIVED EXPERIENCE AND DRIVEN BY THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY CYCLES OF POVERTY, VIOLENCE, AND INCARCERATION.

    Expenses $8,065,893 · Grants $548,123 · Revenue $173,526

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JULIE POSADAS-GUZMAN

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • NILA GONZALES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TALIA FUJITA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ADEJIRE BADEMOSI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SHIMICA GASKINS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ALEJANDRA GUTIERREZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JEAN MELESAINE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PAMELA SHIFMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JESSICA NOWLAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $217,493
    From this org
    $188,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,443
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,443
    Filer's total
    $217,493

  • JULIA ARROYO

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $181,655
    From this org
    $152,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,416
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,239
    Filer's total
    $181,655

  • ABIGAIL RICHARDS

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $161,675
    From this org
    $154,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,114
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,561
    Filer's total
    $161,675

  • AMIKA MOTA

    SW EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $186,943
    From this org
    $157,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,443
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,443
    Filer's total
    $186,943

  • THABILE MAKUE

    CHIEF COMM. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $146,023
    From this org
    $138,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,561
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501339349304215

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