Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$931,064

Total expenses

$322,635

Contributions and grants received

$409,548

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$1,890

Investment income

$488,576

Other revenue

$31,050

Total assets, end of year

$2,305,472

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,305,472

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$233,739

Management and general expenses

$57,788

Fundraising expenses

$31,108

Program service expenses (Part III)

$233,739

Program services were 72.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Transitional Housing & Education Program:Visitation House Ministries Transitional Housing and Education Programs offer resources, services, and opportunities for economically vulnerable women and their children. Through its programs, Visitation House Ministries focuses on the cycle of poverty resulting from limited education, which in turn limits opportunities for earning a living wage and leads to homelessness and family disintegration.In 2018, Visitation House Ministries board, leadership, and staff conducted a series of strategic visioning sessions to create a clear plan for moving the ministry forward. The intention was to understand the history of the ministry, the current and evolving needs of women and children, and how we could ensure meeting the needs into the future. One objective was to evaluate how our properties factor into our mission, including the main house located at 945 W. Huisache. The board balanced the expense of maintaining the house with the forecasted needs for the ministry. Visitation House Ministries property located at 945 W. Huisache was sold on March 29, 2022. All board members agreed on the final sale price and net proceeds, which have been deposited into an investment account. The funds are designated for future capital growth, for example, purchasing property to expand our programs. The funds will not be used towards operations.The Transitional Housing component offers a two-year residential program that provides stability for homeless single mothers with young children and assists them in gaining the education and skills needed to move out of homelessness into permanent housing and sustainable economic independence. All families receive intensive (weekly/daily) support services, including case management and referrals, life skills training, counseling, educational tutoring and academic advisement. In 2022, Visitation House Ministries provided transitional housing, education and comprehensive support services for five (5) homeless families consisting of five (5) adults and nine (9) children for a total of 4,118 days in residence. The transitional housing program is designed to bring about transformational change. Our goal is not limited to providing social services and subsidized housing, but to offer the support necessary to help women make changes in their lives that will move them towards self-sufficiency. It challenges their internal motivation - believing that further education and a better job are not impossible dreams - and then offers them the resources and encouragement to achieve those dreams. Each mom pursued a distinctive education goal, particular to her level of education attainment. During the Spring and Fall semesters of 2022, four participants attended San Antonio College (SAC), and one participant continued working towards earning her GED. These women are the first in their families to attend college.All program participants were encouraged to seek employment. However, limited childcare and sickness made this opportunity difficult. One participant secured employment through work-study. Three others were already employed upon entering the program and were able to successfully maintain employment during the year. The women attending SAC and received Pell grants that covered their tuition and books. Participants who have income pay a minimal rent up to 30% of their part-time earnings minus deductions for the number of children. Four participants were able to pay the highly subsidized rent and utilities. One participant was under the support of our programming while working towards her GED and looking for employment.When participants are able to pay for utilities, the bill is placed in their name. This is part of the program in helping participants develop budgeting skills and build their credit. Visitation House Ministries, through its donors, supplied the families with hygiene and cleaning products that they could not purchase with their SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps). Program participants received weekly case management and referrals as necessary and weekly virtual individual counseling. Medicaid covered the childrens health needs and the case manager referred the adults to area clinics that care for uninsured patients. Participants also received assistance with health-related costs such as eye and dental care. A key element of the transitional housing program is Children Services. Over 37 years of professional experience has taught us that the children will be the change agents to break generational cycles of poverty and/or homelessness. An important part of our childrens services is our After School Enrichment Program (EP). The goal of the EP is to address and mitigate factors that place the children at risk of poor academic outcomes. These factors include migration from school to school and high rates of absenteeism due to financial barriers, residential instability and family violence. The after-school coordinator is a paid internship earning a degree a Psychology. The latter carries out the daily work of providing academic, inspirational and motivational support for the children. We were able to welcome volunteers to assist with the after-school enrichment program.In 2022, all children (except for non-school aged) participated in the enrichment program. Three (3) school aged children participated in each EP session. Each child received approximately 2-3 hours a week of one-on-one tutoring with a focus on reading and math. The childrens report cards showed a grade improvement in one or more subject areas and commendations for honor roll, citizenship, and/or perfect attendance. Those that were non-school age participated, as their schedule permits, in activities that were non-academic e.g. creative projects, play and educational games, and story time. Donated Services(In-Kind) for 2022 amounted to $11,385.

  Expenses $208,665

• Adult Learning Center:The Outreach Education Program offers GED classes in Spanish and English and ESL (English as a second language) classes to Hispanic women and Spanish-speaking immigrant women. With the initiation of a pilot project in 2019, we expanded the Outreach Education Program by moving away from a facility-based educational model to offering educational services in the parts of the city where they are most needed. We pursued collaborations with agencies serving the Hispanic and immigrant population in zip codes with lower educational attainment. Visitation House Ministries Education Outreach program is one of the few resources in the San Antonio area, which provides virtual, one-on-one, GED instruction in the Spanish language. The goal of the Outreach Education Program is to give women both the tools and the confidence to take the next step in their advancement. Earning a GED is a launching pad for getting into college or earning an advance certification in a profession, finding employment, or getting a promotion. Whatever their personal goals may be, earning a GED will ultimately empower them to pursue a better quality of life for their families. Due to limited space, all GED classes were moved via zoom. In 2022, the Outreach Program served fifteen (15) women all attending GED classes.Our instructor works to help counterbalance the life challenges, which beset the demographic we serve. Most students identified family demands as an obstacle to participating consistently, which in turn causes a delay for students in achieving their goals.One hundred percent of the GED students studied in Spanish. They were at varying academic levels, and consequently at varying milestones in receiving their GED certificates. The teaching methods are designed to cater to the individual rather than the group. The instructors worked with each person to offset these differences. This included individual tutoring when needed.The effectiveness of the Visitation House Ministries housing and outreach education programs is measured by the level of changes in learning, changes in action, and changes in condition of the participants.100% of Housing Program participants experience changes in their lives that are moving them to self-sufficient and independent living.100% of children experience residential stability, a nurturing environment, and a solid educational start.100% of Outreach participants experience a change in overcoming hurdles that have prevented them from succeeding in their past educational endeavors, such as low education levels, low literacy, lack of physical access to technology, digital illiteracy, and/or the intimidation wrought by such hurdles.In late 2021, we initiated a pilot project to extend the Outreach Education Program beyond education services. The pilot will provide services with a preventative focus for women in the community, including remote case management and social services navigation support to help them access a wide range of services for which they may be eligible: medical, behavioral, health, employment, social and educational. Expansion of services also includes delivering products to help these women meet their individual, family, and household needs. Currently, this program is working towards collaboration with a local housing provider to reach more families. Donated Services(In-Kind) for 2022 amounted to $0.

  Expenses $25,074

As filed on the 2022 return.

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• Srs of Charity of Incarnate Word

  501(c)(3) · Roman Catholic order of Women, religious, educational · TX

  Directly controlled by NA

• Headwaters at Incarnate Word Inc

  501(c)(3) · To preserve the headwaters of S.A. river · TX

  Directly controlled by NA

• University of the Incarnate Word

  University · TX

• Incarnate Word Foundation

  Foundation · MO

• The Village at Incarnate Word

  Senior Living Facility · TX

• Christus Santa Rosa Health System

  Health Care Provider · TX

• Christus Health

  Health Care Provider · TX

• CHRISTUS Foundation

  Health Care · TX

• CCVIConrad N Hilton Fund

  Congrgation/Foundation · TX

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

28 August 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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