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← YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSN

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSN.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,263,035
Total expenses
$1,295,312
Contributions and grants received
$1,759,488
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$541,151
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$37,604
Total assets, end of year
$3,743,153
Total liabilities, end of year
$99,771
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,643,382
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$695,189
Management and general expenses
$445,050
Fundraising expenses
$155,073
Program service expenses (Part III)
$695,189

Program services were 53.7% 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

    $132,750

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $627,388

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $999,350

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WINGS

    total $541,151 · related or exempt $541,151

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $132,750

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $37,604

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$37,604 · excluded -$37,604

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,981 · program services $85,981

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $663,242 · program services $333,584 · management and general $217,275 · fundraising $112,383

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,235 · program services $8,532 · management and general $4,418 · fundraising $2,285

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,600 · program services $18,256 · management and general $9,454 · fundraising $4,890

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,230 · program services $39,330 · management and general $20,366 · fundraising $10,534

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $17,895 · program services $20 · management and general $17,875

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,018 · fundraising $18,018

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,127 · program services $1,050 · management and general $11,398 · fundraising $6,679

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $48,068 · program services $15,424 · management and general $32,360 · fundraising $284

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,315 · program services $100 · management and general $27,215

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,017 · program services $18,926 · management and general $8,091

  • 20 · Interest

    total $18,173 · management and general $18,173

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $115,192 · program services $100,217 · management and general $14,975

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $47,845 · management and general $47,845

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM RELATED

    total $73,966 · program services $72,278 · management and general $1,688

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $14,998 · program services $1,081 · management and general $13,917

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $410 · program services $410

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $90,105 · end of year $197,141

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,064 · end of year $642,685

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $79,723 · end of year $62,110

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $61,934 · end of year $34,180

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,170 · end of year $5,355

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

    $3,009,175

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

    $209,593

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,807,934 · end of year $2,799,582

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,100 · end of year $2,100

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,811 · end of year $49,771

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $330,139 · end of year $50,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,594,357 · end of year $3,563,659

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $79,723 · end of year $79,723

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

YWCA HELENA PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS, PROVIDES SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND PROVIDES SERVICES THAT RESTORES HOPE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIVES. TOGETHER WITH YWCA USA AND YWCAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE ARE DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

  • 2025 WINGS - THROUGH THE YWCA HELENA'S WOMEN INITIATING NEW GROWTH AND STABILITY (WINGS), WE AIM TO ADDRESS HOUSING INSECURITY, ADDICTION, MENTAL HEALTH, RECIDIVISM, AND FOOD INSECURITY, STEMMING FROM GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND POVERTY. WHILE OUR 117-YEAR-OLD HISTORIC RESIDENCE AND SERVICES ARE IN LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY, OUR WINGS PROGRAM HAS STATEWIDE OUTREACH IN PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME WOMEN, WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CO-OCCURING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND ARE AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. IN 2025, WE SERVED 32 WOMEN, 17 CHILDREN (IN FULL TIME RESIDENCY) AND 7 CHILDREN (IN PART TIME RESIDENCY AS PART OF THEIR REUNIFICATION PROCESS). INDIVIDUALS CAME FROM 13 COUNTIES ACROSS MONTANA OF WHICH 31% ARE FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES AND 41% ARE ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBERS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR INTAKES CAME FROM INPATIENT TREATMENT AND 81% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVED; 100% OF THE WOMEN (19-67 YEARS OF AGE), LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. WINGS CONTINUES TO BE THE ONLY PROGRAM IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVING WOMEN OF ANY AGE, ANY FAMILY STATUS, WHERE CHILDREN OF ANY AGE AND ANY GENDER CAN LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHERS. ONCE THE MOTHER IS STABILIZED IN HER RECOVERY, HER CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO JOIN HER IN RESIDENCE. REUNIFICATION WITH HER CHILD(REN) IS SUPPORTED WITH PARENTING CLASSES AND SUPERVISED VISITS. WE HAVE FOUND REUNIFICATION IS VITAL TO HER RECOVERY. OF THE WOMEN SERVED IN 2025, 37% OF WOMEN LIVING IN THE HOME HAVING CHILDREN WITH THEM AT LEAST PART TIME. THREE WOMEN WERE PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM.WOMEN ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT FIVE DAYS A WEEK. IN 2025, ALL CLIENTS RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF 256 THERAPY ENCOUNTERS PER MONTH. SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES STAY AN AVERAGE OF 657 DAYS BEFORE MOVING INTO COMMUNITY HOUSING WITH SUSTAINED SOBRIETY. SIX WOMEN GRADUATED THE WINGS PROGRAM AND TRANSITIONED INTO COMMUNITY HOUSING IN 2025.

    Expenses $437,777 · Revenue $541,151

  • 2025 CATERPILLARS - THE CATERPILLARS PROGRAM OFFERS A SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHO LIVE AT YWCA HELENA OR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY: THE CATERPILLARS PARENTING CENTER OFFERS SUPERVISED PARENTING, SAFE EXCHANGE, EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING CLASSES, AND ONE-ON-ONE PARENTING COACHING. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING SUPPORT TO THE MOTHERS OF WINGS, ALL SERVICES ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND OFTEN REFERRED TO BY PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS THE DISTRICT COURTS, OUR LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, OTHER CLINICAL PROVIDERS, AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 90% OF THE WOMEN IN THE WINGS PROGRAM HAVE COMPLETED CIRCLE OF SECURITY A RELATIONSHIP-BASED PARENTING PROGRAM. IN 2025, CATERPILLARS STAFF PROVIDED 397 SUPERVISED VISITS AND SAFE EXCHANGES TO 126 CHILDREN OF WHICH 100% ARE 0-12 YEARS OF AGE. ON AVERAGE, FAMILIES RECEIVE SERVICES TWICE A WEEK, FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS UP TO TWO YEARS.

    Expenses $105,632

  • YWCA HELENA PROVIDES SAFE, AFFORDABLE, WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE ACTIVELY PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND SEEK TO DISRUPT GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY, ABUSE, AND SUBSTANCE USE.

    Expenses $151,780

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Becky Lawson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Abigail Brown

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Arielle Cowser

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Melissa Schlichting

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Kazmeirowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bobbi Perkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meghan F Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beki Brandborg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joelle Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denise King

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $85,981
    From this org
    $85,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
3 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601549349301350

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