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LAUREL HOUSE

EIN 23-2172743 NORRISTOWN, PA

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Revenue 2024
$4,018,450
Expenses 2024
$4,056,619

Program services were 74.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P43
Classification
1000
Street
190 W GERMANTOWN PIKE STE 200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ADVOCATE FOR AND EMPOWER THOSE IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFE HAVEN, SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES; ADVANCE SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION, AND THROUGH COMMUNITY TRAINING AND COLLABORATION, SEE SCHEDULE OTO FOSTER A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS.

  • LEGAL SUPPORT/EMERGENCY RESPONSE/ADVOCACYLEGAL SUPPORT: DOMESTIC ABUSE RESPONSE TEAM ADVOCATES PROVIDED COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, SUPPORT, AND OTHER FORMS OF LEGAL ADVOCACY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. LAUREL HOUSE ADVOCATES ATTENDED 93 CRIMINAL JUSTICE HEARINGS AND 286 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDER HEARINGS FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST 800 HOURS OF LEGAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORTS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.EMERGENCY RESPONSE: STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. IMMEDIATE CRISIS RESPONSE WAS PROVIDED TO 754 VICTIMS REFERRED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND OTHER MEDICAL OFFICES. ADVOCACY: THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. EXAMPLES OF ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: STAFF MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY TASKS FORCES AND OTHER COMMITTEE WORK TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; COMMUNICATION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES; TRAINING NEW VOLUNTEERS AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES IN THE COMMUNITY; PARTNERING WITH BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HOST EVENTS FEATURING LAUREL HOUSE AND MESSAGES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS; AND SPONSORING AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT OFFERS LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. A TOTAL OF 23 GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICPATED IN THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THIS YEAR. LAUREL HOUSE ENGAGED IN 228 SYSTEMS ADVOCACY CONTACTS FOR A TOTAL OF 532 HOURS OF WORKING WITH ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND PARTNERS ON ENHANCING SYSTEMIC RESPONSES TO BETTER SUPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $1,019,647 · Revenue $37,852

  • EMERGENCY SHELTER/TRANSITIONAL HOUSING:EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM: FOR THOSE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, OUR SAFE HAVEN CENTER, A 12-ROOM EMERGENCY SHELTER OWNED OUTRIGHT BY LAUREL HOUSE, PROVIDES REFUGE FOR UP TO 27 INDIVIDUALS. THIS YEAR LAUREL HOUSE'S SAFE HAVEN CENTER PROVIDED 7,429 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 111 ADULTS AND 98 CHILDREN. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS WHERE OUR SERVICES INTERSECT. BASED AT OUR SHELTER, OUR ADVOCATES NOT ONLY SUPPORT HOTLINE CALLERS BUT ALSO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR RESIDENTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O:THEY HELP SURVIVORS SECURE VITAL DOCUMENTS, CONNECT TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SERVICES, PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, AND WORK WITH OUR HOUSING CASE MANAGER TO IDENTIFY SAFE, STABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. ALSO, HOUSED WITHIN THE SHELTER IS THE HOUSING CASE MANAGER WHO WORKS WITH SURVIVORS TO FIND SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING.TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A "BRIDGE" BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL SHELTER PROGRAM AND INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY LIVING. LAUREL HOUSE MAINTAINS APARTMENTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO HOUSE AND SUPPORT POST-SHELTER FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO SUBSIDIZED RENT, BRIDGE HOUSING FAMILIES RECEIVE COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 14 FAMILIES WERE HOUSED IN LAUREL HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING APARTMENTS AND PARTICIPATED IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, CHILDREN'S SERVICES, AND INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $906,401 · Revenue $3,000

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION: LAUREL HOUSE BELIEVES THAT OUR PREVENTION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY, EACH YEAR OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION TEAM WORKS HARD TO OUTREACH TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COLLEGES, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. LAUREL HOUSE'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRESENTED A TOTAL OF 472 SESSIONS INCLUDING PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAMS, TRAINING SESSIONS, AND EDUCATION/ AWARENESS. IN TOTAL, 7,124 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED. LAUREL HOUSE STAFF SPENT 368 HOURS DELIVERING COMMUNITY EDUCATION.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O:IN TOTAL, LAUREL HOUSE PRESENTED TO 44 DIFFERENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING 27 DIFFERENT SCHOOL-BASED AND YOUTH AGENCIES, INCLUDING 15 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 4 PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 7 COLLEGES/ UNIVERSITIES, 5 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND 2 BUSINESSES. IN ADDITION TO OUR PREVENTION WORK IN SCHOOL, WE ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND TRAINING TO ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS YEAR, LAUREL HOUSE PROVIDED 50 TRAININGS TO 725 ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND ATTENDED 48 COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE VITAL SERVICES OFFERED BY LAUREL HOUSE.

    Expenses $646,680

  • COUNSELING SERVICES/CHILDREN'S PROGRAM:PROVIDED 8791 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS.PROVIDED 183 HOURS OF SPECIALIZED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 57 CHILDREN WHO WERE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.COUNSELING SERVICES: TRAINED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELORS ARE AVAILABLE IN 5 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT NO COST, TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING TO THOSE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING DATING VIOLENCE. COUNSELORS PROVIDED 8791 HOURS OF COUNSELING TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BOTH TO THOSE LIVING IN THE SHELTER AND HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND TO THOSE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO ANY CHILD WHOSE PARENT PARTICIPATES IN ANY LAUREL HOUSE PROGRAM. 292 HOURS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN OF LAUREL HOUSE CLIENTS. THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO PARENTS OF EACH OF THOSE CHILDREN TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAD THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND TOOLS TO MEET THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND MEDICAL NEEDS.

    Expenses $432,259

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Melissa Pilong

    CO- PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jason Vanbuskirk CPA

    CO- PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gregory Stanbach

    CO- VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patricia Younce Esq

    CO- VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angela Ko CPA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Kroberger

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Braunewell CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carla Clanagan

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL JAN '25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deshanque Berry

    DIRECTOR (SINCE JUL '24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diana Scott

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL JUN '25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jackie Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Horan

    DIRECTOR (FROM DEC '24 TO JUN '25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janell Fabiano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Bemis-Pacini

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Altomare

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shemene Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonja Haggert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sudha Gutti LCSW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Sturman

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL OCT '25)

    Total calculated
    $121,840
    From this org
    $118,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,749
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stacy Dougherty

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE NOV '25)

    Total calculated
    $110,661
    From this org
    $107,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,994
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,018,450
    Expenses
    $4,056,619
    Contributions
    $3,937,962
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,892,368
    Expenses
    $3,912,137
    Contributions
    $4,757,579
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,457,478
    Expenses
    $4,158,986
    Contributions
    $3,876,937
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,126,006
    Expenses
    $3,609,182
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,415,784
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,342,829
    Expenses
    $3,427,420
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,945,735
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,144,238
    Expenses
    $3,154,495
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,513,163
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,016,189
    Expenses
    $2,853,261
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,404,608
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,766,272
    Expenses
    $2,541,803
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,148,799
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,257,143
    Expenses
    $2,192,526
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,697,247
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,333,306
    Expenses
    $2,267,779
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,574,287
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,333,060
    Expenses
    $1,862,976
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,646,189
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,027,073
    Expenses
    $1,942,850
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,222,072
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,026,967
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,118,857

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.