Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$5,103,163

Total expenses

$5,638,954

Contributions and grants received

$4,467,663

Grants paid

$268,700

Program service revenue

$609,098

Investment income

$6,662

Other revenue

$19,740

Total assets, end of year

$25,725,552

Total liabilities, end of year

$15,359,545

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$10,366,007

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,791,791

Management and general expenses

$1,215,484

Fundraising expenses

$631,679

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,791,791

Program services were 67.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS ADULTS AND CHILDREN LIVING IN YWCA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER OR ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM TO DEVELOP HEALTHY LIVING SKILLS SO THAT FAMILIES ARE EMPOWERED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND REACH SELF- SUFFICIENCY. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ENCOMPASSES TWO RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS AT YWCA: THE BONNIE'S HOUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND THE RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM. RESIDENTS OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM ARE OFFERED A WIDE VARIETY OF ONSITE SUPPORT GROUPS AND CLASSES, AND YWCA'S CLIENT CARE TECHNICIANS PROVIDE 24-HOUR LIVING SUPPORT. CLIENT CARE TECHNICIANS ARE TRAINED IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, INCLUDING TRAUMA- INFORMED CARE. CLIENT CARE TECHNICIANS CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH RESOURCES AND PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT AS RESIDENTS COME AND GO FROM THE FACILITY. WHILE CLIENT CARE TECHNICIANS PROVIDE DAILY LIVING SUPPORT, LICENSED THERAPISTS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES, AND RECOVERY CASE MANAGERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH CLIENTS AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH THEIR GOALS SPECIFIC TO HEALING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR PURSUING RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. YWCA'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO SEE HIGH LEVELS OF NEED THROUGHOUT 2023. IN 2023, YWCA PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 689 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 359 ADULTS AND 330 CHILDREN. THIS CONSTITUTES A 2.5% INCREASE FROM THE 672 INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN 2022 AND A 21% INCREASE FROM THE 571 INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN 2021. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SHARP INCREASES IN CLIENTS COMING INTO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, MAXING OUT BED SPACE.

  Expenses $1,085,736 · Grants $132,202

• SURVIVOR SERVICES - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY: YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA HELPS ADULTS AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SO THAT THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM ABUSE. YWCA OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT INCLUDES A 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOTLINE, ONE- ON-ONE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY OR AT OUR SHELTER, AFTER-SHELTER HOUSING COORDINATION, AND MORE. THROUGHOUT 2023, YWCA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY SERVICES CONTINUED TO SEE HIGH LEVELS OF NEED. IN 2023, YWCA MEASURED A 25% INCREASE IN UTILIZATION OF OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY SERVICES COMPARED TO 2021, MAINTAINING A SIMILAR LEVEL OF SERVICE FROM 2022 TO 2023. DURING 2023, YWCA ADVOCATES PROVIDED OVER 15,000 MEASURABLE UNITS OF SERVICES TO SURVIVORS, WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: -497 SAFETY PLANS COMPLETED -1,052 UNITS OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED -910 UNITS OF ADVOCACY PROVIDED (ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF CLIENT WITH PROVIDERS) -2,608 UNITS OF CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDED (ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH REFERRALS AND RESOURCES) -650 UNITS OF LEGAL ADVOCACY (COURT ESCORT, PREPARATION OF VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS, ACCESSING PROTECTIVE ORDERS) -510 SURVIVORS ASSESSED WITH THE SELF SUFFICIENCY MATRIX SURVIVOR SERVICES - SEXUAL VIOLENCE ADVOCACY: YWCA'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PROCESS TRAUMA RESULTING FROM RECENT OR PAST SEXUAL VIOLENCE SO THAT SURVIVORS ARE EMPOWERED TO MOVE PAST BARRIERS AND HEAL FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE. YWCA OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE THAT INCLUDE A 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOTLINE, ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY OR AT OUR SHELTER, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND MORE. DURING 2023, YWCA'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 67 ADULTS AND 25 CHILDREN ALONG WITH OVER 1,500 MEASURABLE UNITS OF SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: -282 UNITS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EDUCATION PROVIDED TO YOUTH AND ADULTS -235 UNITS OF ADVOCACY PROVIDED (ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF CLIENT WITH PROVIDERS) -415 UNITS OF CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDED (ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH REFERRALS AND RESOURCES) -177 UNITS OF LEGAL ADVOCACY (COURT ESCORT, PREPARATION OF VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS, ACCESSING PROTECTIVE ORDERS) -419 UNITS OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT -106 WELLNESS ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED

  Expenses $1,038,000 · Grants $79,839 · Revenue $3,344

• ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES: YWCA'S ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES HELPS ADULT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER LIVE IN RECOVERY SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES, INCLUDING REUNIFYING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES AT YWCA INCLUDES A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS ONE OF FEW RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS IN THE STATE THAT ALLOWS CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH THEIR MOM IN THE PROGRAM, AND OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PAST RESIDENTS. IN 2022, YWCA RECEIVED FUNDING TO ADD AN OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGER ON STAFF TO DEVELOP POST-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR PAST RESIDENTS OF THE ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM. SINCE 2022, THE OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED FROM SMALL ALUMNI DINNER GATHERINGS TO PERSONALIZED, ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR PAST RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF IF THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM OR NOT. OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT CONNECTS CLIENTS WITH A RECOVERY CASE MANAGER WHO WILL HELP CLIENTS SET GOALS FOR MAINTAINING RECOVERY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ENCOURAGE CLIENTS TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO THEIR RECOVERY COMMUNITY. THE OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED BY YWCA IS NOT OFTEN AVAILABLE IN COMPARABLE ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND REFLECTS YWCA'S COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND CLIENT INVESTMENT THAT WILL MAKE THE RESOURCES SPENT ON RECOVERY SERVICES MORE EFFECTIVE OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

  Expenses $926,041 · Grants $56,401 · Revenue $588,441

• CLINICAL THERAPY SERVICES: YWCA'S CLINICAL THERAPY SERVICES PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FREE COUNSELING WITH LICENSED THERAPISTS TO YWCA CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. PROVIDING FREE THERAPY IN-HOUSE WITH THERAPISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN HELPING CLIENTS THROUGH ADDICTION RECOVERY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT REDUCES BARRIERS FOR YWCA CLIENTS, SUCH AS THE EXPENSE OF OTHER THERAPY PROVIDERS, EXPENSE AND TIME OF TRANSPORTATION TO OTHER THERAPY PROVIDERS, ETC. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM HIRED A SPECIALTY SERVICES COUNSELOR WHO PROVIDES THERAPY SPECIFICALLY FOR CLIENTS IN YWCA'S RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM. YWCA STAFF HAVE OBSERVED HIGH RATES OF CO-OCCURRENCE BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADDICTION RECOVERY; THE SPECIALTY SERVICES COUNSELOR IS TRAINED TO PROVIDE THERAPY TAILORED TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. ALSO IN 2023, YWCA'S THERAPY TEAM HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH YWCA'S ADVOCACY TEAM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CLIENTS, INCLUDING REFERRALS TO EITHER PROGRAM AND COLLABORATING TOGETHER TO SERVE SHARED CLIENTS. THE THERAPY TEAM ALSO RECEIVES REFERRALS FROM THE SEXUAL ASSAULT TREATMENT CENTER (SATC) AND VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM HELPS YOUTH GRADES 4-12 UNDERSTAND DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND DIGITAL SAFETY SO THEY CAN MAKE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CHOICES. THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM ALSO ENGAGES ADULT PROFESSIONALS IN TRAININGS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADDICTION AND RECOVERY TO EMPOWER ADULTS WITH PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE. EACH YEAR, YWCA COMMUNITY EDUCATORS REACH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF ADULTS ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA THROUGH CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND IN-PERSON INTERVENTION TRAINING. DURING 2023, THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM BUILT NEW CURRICULUM AND NEW RELATIONSHIPS TO REACH MORE STUDENTS AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST INDIANA. IN 2023, THE TEAM COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADDICTION AND RECOVERY 101 PRESENTATION, WHICH IS GEARED TOWARDS EDUCATING GROUPS OF ADULTS ABOUT ADDICTION, THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH IT, AND PREVENTION FOR ADDICTION AS WELL AS SUPPORTING RECOVERY. THROUGHOUT 2023, YWCA EDUCATORS REACHED 1,895 ADULTS AND 6,258 STUDENTS WITH PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EDUCATION FOR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ADDICTION AND RECOVERY. RACIAL JUSTICE: YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA HELPS ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF RACISM SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE EMPOWERED TO PRACTICE ALLYSHIP AND PROMOTE RACIAL JUSTICE. ONE OF YWCA'S SIGNATURE EVENTS THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A CORE COMPONENT OF OUR RACIAL JUSTICE WORK IS THE DIVERSITY DIALOGUES, AN INITIATIVE THAT STARTED IN 2006 TO TRAIN STAFF IN ANTI-RACISM AND DIVERSITY TOPICS. WHAT BEGAN AS STAFF TRAINING EVOLVED INTO COMMUNITY-WIDE DISCUSSIONS IN FORT WAYNE ON RACE AND DIVERSITY. THE 2023 DIVERSITY DIALOGUE EVENTS INCLUDED PANEL DISCUSSIONS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, AND A CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE DISPLAY AND PERFORMANCE OF ART PIECES BY LOCAL ARTISTS. 132 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE 2023 DIALOGUE EVENTS WITH 123 LIVE STREAM VIEWS AND 237 YOUTUBE VIEWS IN TOTAL.

  Expenses $742,014 · Grants $258 · Revenue $17,313

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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