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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRESH START WOMENS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,422,371
Total expenses
$7,433,400
Contributions and grants received
$7,381,822
Grants paid
$36,165
Program service revenue
$18,125
Investment income
$933,515
Other revenue
$88,909
Total assets, end of year
$9,274,531
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,746,094
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,528,437
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,628,444
Management and general expenses
$473,654
Fundraising expenses
$1,331,302
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,628,444

Program services were 75.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $105,776

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $3,359,161

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $350,481

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,566,404

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $263,756

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $18,125 · related or exempt $18,125

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $376,884 · excluded $376,884

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,013,070

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $456,439

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $556,631

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $556,631 · excluded $556,631

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $240,058

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

    $3,359,161

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $240,058

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $88,909

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $88,909 · excluded $88,909

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,165 · program services $36,165

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $315,689 · program services $256,357 · management and general $24,319 · fundraising $35,013

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,812,598 · program services $3,096,044 · management and general $293,701 · fundraising $422,853

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $39,183 · program services $31,818 · management and general $3,019 · fundraising $4,346

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $156,486 · program services $127,075 · management and general $12,055 · fundraising $17,356

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $251,758 · program services $204,442 · management and general $19,394 · fundraising $27,922

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $34,755 · program services $26,388 · management and general $4,505 · fundraising $3,862

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,951 · program services $23,500 · management and general $4,012 · fundraising $3,439

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $33,390 · management and general $33,390

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $455,572 · program services $219,287 · management and general $57,400 · fundraising $178,885

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $60,408 · program services $34,923 · management and general $302 · fundraising $25,183

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $73,249 · program services $49,254 · management and general $8,372 · fundraising $15,623

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $256,889 · program services $222,627 · management and general $8,257 · fundraising $26,005

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $281,475 · program services $274,778 · management and general $1,930 · fundraising $4,767

  • 20 · Interest

    total $51,519 · program services $50,360 · management and general $355 · fundraising $804

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $346,229 · program services $338,411 · management and general $2,396 · fundraising $5,422

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $558,919 · management and general $110 · fundraising $558,809

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    total $314,212 · program services $314,212

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPONSORED EDUCATION

    total $236,631 · program services $236,631

  • 24d · Other expenses: CLIENT EXPENSES

    total $61,460 · program services $61,460

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,862 · program services $24,712 · management and general $137 · fundraising $1,013

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,111,546 · end of year $1,871,187

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $310,181 · end of year $84,866

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $133,464 · end of year $477,140

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $153,863 · end of year $187,207

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

    $6,214,051

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

    $3,606,652

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,858,708 · end of year $2,607,399

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,230,175 · end of year $888,802

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,715,360 · end of year $3,009,125

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $23,917 · end of year $23,917

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $151,588 · end of year $124,888

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $256,681 · end of year $348,768

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $117,199 · end of year $182,823

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,149,108 · end of year $1,086,409

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $152,234 · end of year $128,094

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,053,942 · end of year $6,394,156

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $959,638 · end of year $1,134,281

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND RESOURCES THAT HELP WOMEN ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND USE THEIR STRENGTH TO THRIVE. WE DO THIS WORK IN PURSUIT OF OUR VISION TO CREATE UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND TO... [CONTINUED ON SCH O]THE MISSION OF FRESH START DISRUPT CYCLES OF INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY. THE WOMEN WE SERVE ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDER-EMPLOYED WORKING IN LOW-WAGE JOBS WITHOUT FINANCIAL STABILITY, MOST ARE MOTHERS ESCAPING DOMESTIC ABUSE AND TRAUMA. MANY ARE SINGLE MOMS WHO STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND TO COVER BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND HOUSING. FRESH START'S IMPACT PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN DEVELOP A PERSONALIZED PATH OUT OF POVERTY AND ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE SCIENCE-BASED AND EVIDENCE INFORMED MODEL PROVIDES HOLISTIC WRAP-AROUND SERVICES ACROSS FIVE KEY PILLARS OF A WOMAN'S LIFE AND EMPOWERS HER TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES NECESSARY TO REACH AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TO POSITIVELY... FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TO POSITIVELY TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.

  • CAREER, EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES: FRESH START CAREER SERVICES SUPPORT WOMEN IN THEIR JOURNEYS TO NEW AND BETTER TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. IN FY24, FRESH START PROVIDED 906 ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACHING SESSIONS AND A PLETHORA OF CAREER WORKSHOPS SPANNING THE TOPICS OF INTERVIEWING, JOB SEARCH, AND RESUME WRITING SKILLS. ONE OF THE NEWEST CAREER OFFERINGS THIS YEAR IS "EMPOWER HER: EXPLORING FRESH START'S CAREER TRAINING JOURNEY FOR WOMEN; A WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING WOMEN TO DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS AND PREPARE FOR UPCOMING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. WOMEN EXIT THIS WORKSHOP WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE NECESSARY TO PURSUE AND ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS. IT PAVES THE WAY TOWARDS A SELF-SUFFICIENT FUTUREONE WHERE WOMEN CAN CONFIDENTLY STAND ON THEIR OWN TWO FEET AND THRIVE. FRESH START OFFERS A BREADTH OF EDUCATION OFFERINGS SPANNING THE TOPICS OF FINANCIAL AND COMPUTER LITERACY, PARENTING, HEALTHY LIVING, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND GROWTH, GOAL SETTING, RESILIENCY, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TOPICS. THESE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS ARE FACILITATED BY HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF AND INSTRUCTORS, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS. THERE WERE 10,379 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES THIS YEAR, WHO REPORTED A 94% OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE.FRESH START OFFERS UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OUR CLIENTS WHO ARE EAGER TO PURSUE THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR EDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS. THIS LAST YEAR, 309 WOMEN ENROLLED IN A CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM. FRESH START AWARDED A TOTAL OF $341,875 FOR CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING WOMEN TO GAIN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN A NEW CAREER. FRESH START COLLABORATES WITH NUMEROUS EMPLOYERS IN THE VALLEY, INCLUDING INTEL, CVS, JPMORGAN CHASE AND BANK OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE WOMEN ACCESS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY'S TOP INDUSTRIES.

    Expenses $3,603,838 · Grants $36,165 · Revenue $8,222

  • SOCIAL WORK SERVICES: SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORTED WOMEN WITH AN ARRAY OF EXPERIENCES AND STRUGGLES, INCLUDING THEIR BARRIERS TO SUCCESS, RESOURCE NEEDS, GOAL SETTING AND PROBLEM SOLVING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT, BOUNDARY SETTING, AND MUCH MORE. 553 RESOURCE COACHING SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO GET WOMEN CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ENROLLED IN THE FRESH START IMPACT PROGRAM. FRESH START'S TEAM OF SKILLED SOCIAL WORKERS CONDUCTED 1,830 ONE-ON-ONE SOCIAL WORK SESSIONS LAST YEAR SUPPORTING WOMEN IN CREATING PERSONALIZED GOALS, RESULTING IN 84% OF SOCIAL WORK CLIENTS ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SESSIONS, WOMEN ATTENDED SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT GROUPS, BUILDING COMMUNITY, WHILE ADDRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS BOUNDARY SETTING, CODEPENDENCY, ADDICTION, AND SO MUCH MORE. SOCIAL WORK SERVICES SUPPORT WOMEN AS THEY OVERCOME HURDLES AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND DREAMS.

    Expenses $999,522

  • WELL-BEING SERVICES: FRESH START OFFERS A BREADTH OF OFFERINGS THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF CLIENTS. THE SERVICES INCLUDE MENTORING, PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH COACHING AND HEALTH WORKSHOPS. THESE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS ARE FACILITATED BY HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF AND INSTRUCTORS, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS. THERE WERE OVER 5,573 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES THIS YEAR.

    Expenses $497,133 · Revenue $811

  • FAMILY STABILITY: FAMILY STABILITY HELPS WOMEN NAVIGATE ARIZONA'S COMPLICATED LEGAL SYSTEM AND COURT PROCESS, SUPPORTING CLIENTS THROUGH DIVORCE, SEPARATION, ORDERS OF PROTECTION, CHILD CUSTODY AND CHILD SUPPORT, AND ALL OTHER FAMILY LAW ISSUES. FAMILY LAW SUPPORT STAFF CONDUCTED 1,797 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WHICH PROVIDED WOMEN WITH LEGAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH DOCUMENT REVIEW AND/OR DOCUMENT PREPARATION FOR THEIR DIVORCE OR FAMILY LAW MATTERS. OUR FAMILY LAW INFORMATION SESSIONS BREAK DOWN THE BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND PROCESS OF A FAMILY LAW COURT. WOMEN CANNOT BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH FAMILY LAW LEGAL ISSUES HOLDING THEM BACK; FAMILY LAW SUPPORT HELPS REMOVE THIS BARRIER BY EQUIPPING WOMEN WITH APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES IN COURT AND AFFORDABLE DOCUMENT PREPARATION.FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: ECONOMIC STABILITY IS THE GATEWAY TO A BETTER LIFE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND GREATER FREEDOMS. WITH MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND FUTURE PLANNING, WOMEN CAN BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCES RATHER THAN HAVING THEM CONTROL THEM. FRESH START OFFERS FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT COACHING. THESE WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS INCLUDE TOPICS FOR SUSTAINED FINANCIAL SUCCESS SUCH AS: BUDGETING, CREDIT AND DEBT MANAGEMENT, SAVINGS, AND HEALTHY MONEY HABITS, RENT & LEASE ASSESSMENT, CREDIT SCORES, AND HOME OWNERSHIP. OF WOMEN SERVED IN FY24 85% OF FY24 CLIENTS HAD LOW TO MODERATE INCOME WITH MORE THAN 67% REPORTING LESS THAN $25K HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

    Expenses $527,951 · Revenue $9,092

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Adrianne Wright Taylor

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Fowee-Perera

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica Pennington

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Donna Easterly

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gena Bonsall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rhonda R Buseman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Driggs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Estrada

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lorraine Field

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Gale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elise Gould

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shirley Gunther

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frances Haynes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Hu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Katsenes Pappas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karlene Keogh Parks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet Kizziar PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marlene Klotz-Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stefanie Layton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cynthia Lietz PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Loftin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Georgia Musgrave

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Belle Petznick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melinda Petznick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pat Petznick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rekha Reddy-Sareen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beatriz Elisabeth Rendon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Renie Scibona

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Stevens Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Tombs Fischer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Pahissa Upchurch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beverly Stewart

    DIRECTOR (DEC'D JULY 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Ziegler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly McWaters

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $206,934
    From this org
    $189,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,628
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,306
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,628
    Filer's total
    $206,934

  • Lata Quinn

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $141,720
    From this org
    $128,189
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,531
    Hours/week
    32

  • Heidi Coupland

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $135,809
    From this org
    $130,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,759
    Hours/week
    40

  • Abderrahim Dahr

    VP OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $138,889
    From this org
    $116,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,438
    Hours/week
    40

  • Patti O'Brien

    CHIEF OF MARKETING/CLIENT EXPERIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,633
    From this org
    $155,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,374
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,259
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,231
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,143
    Filer's total
    $172,633

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 · 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
18 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403539349301315

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