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WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE INC

EIN 23-1984838 PHILADELPHIA, PA

Revenue 2024
$13,512,328
Expenses 2024
$14,287,162

Program services were 89.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P430
Classification
1200
Street
100 S BROAD ST

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

THE MISSION OF WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, AND NONJUDGMENTAL SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT FOSTERS SELF-RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONS EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND TO LEAD THE STRUGGLE TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE IS THE LEAD OPERATOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE - A CITY-WIDE STREAMLINED POINT OF ACCESS FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, REFERRALS AND INTAKE TO THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS. THIS 24-HOUR HOTLINE RECEIVED AROUND 9,022 CALLS IN FY25.WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE ALSO OPERATES THE ONLY EMERGENCY SHELTERS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE TWO FACILITIES, COMPRISED OF A TOTAL OF 200 BEDS, ARE A REFUGE TO MORE THAN 1,400 ADULTS AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR WHO HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE ABUSE. THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS ARE UNIQUELY EQUIPPED WITH 24-HOUR SECURITY, CONFIDENTIAL LOCATIONS, AND A CONTINUUM OF ON-SITE CARE, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY. THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES TEAM AT WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE CARES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND ACADEMIC NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S YOUNGEST CLIENTS. EARLY LEARNING CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AGED 1-5 YEARS ARE LOCATED AT EACH OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS, AS WELL AS SOJOURNER HOUSE, AND OFFER EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO HELP CHILDREN ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. OPEN EACH WEEKDAY FROM 9 AM TO NOON AND AGAIN FROM 1PM TO 3PM, ACTIVITIES VARY, BUT MAY INCLUDE CIRCLE TIME, STORY TIME, COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, PAINTING, MUSIC THERAPY, MOVEMENT THERAPY, FREE PLAY, FIELD TRIPS, AND COMMUNITY WALKS. THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER OFFERS WELL-DESERVED PEACE OF MIND TO CLIENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN WHEN THEY NEED TO ATTEND HOUSING OR LEGAL APPOINTMENTS, JOB INTERVIEWS, OR PERHAPS JUST NEED SOME QUIET TIME TO THEMSELVES.

    Expenses $7,960,285

  • THE WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER IS AMONG THE FIRST IN THE NATION DEDICATED TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND CONSISTS OF A NEARLY 30-MEMBER TEAM OF EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS, COURT ADVOCATES AND TELEPHONE COUNSELORS. THE WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER EMPOWERS WOMEN AND MEN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED TO NAVIGATE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS SEEKING PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS, CHILD CUSTODY AND/OR SUPPORT. LAST YEAR, THIS PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AFFILIATED WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER, INC. SERVED 3,029 INDIVIDUALSIN ADDITION TO ITS DIRECT SERVICES, THE LEGAL CENTER PIONEERS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO REACH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND EXPAND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING: THE TELEPHONE OUTREACH PROJECT (TOP): A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGAL CENTER AND THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, TOP PROVIDES FOLLOW-UP ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HAVE CALLED 9-1-1 AND ARE AT HIGHEST RISK OF LETHALITY. "FAST TRACK" ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION PROGRAM: TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND REPRESENTATION FOR MORE VICTIMS, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE HAS STATIONED STAFF ATTORNEYS IN THE TWO COURT ROOMS IN PHILADELPHIA WHERE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE CASES ARE HEARD, OPENING ACCESS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. FAST TRACK ATTORNEYS CAN REPRESENT CLIENTS ON THE SPOT, CONNECTING THEM WITH LEGAL COUNSEL DURING A CRITICAL TIME OF NEED.

    Expenses $2,934,860

  • WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE ENSURES THAT SURVIVORS ARE NOT FORCED TO RETURN TO ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS DUE TO FINANCIAL OR HOUSING INSTABILITY THROUGH THE SOJOURNER HOUSE AND SAFE AT HOME PROGRAMS. SOJOURNER HOUSE IS AN 18-MONTH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM OF 15 APARTMENT UNITS. RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM ON-SITE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILD CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, LIFE-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND HOUSING OPTIONS COUNSELING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 62 ADULTS AND CHILDREN RECEIVED HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES AT SOJOURNER HOUSE.THE SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, PAIRED WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS TO SUSTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM AN ABUSIVE PARTNER. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHILE DEVELOPING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND LIFE-SKILLS FOR LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM ALSO AIMS TO STRENGTHEN LINKAGES BETWEEN CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. THE 111 PEOPLE WHO BENEFITTED FROM THIS PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO SUSTAIN SAFE HOUSING AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES THAT MAY COMPROMISE THEIR FAMILIES' LONG-TERM SAFETY AND STABILITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING:RECOGNIZING THAT MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL ABUSE, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE HAS EMBEDDED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING INTO ITS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SAFE AT HOME PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAMMING IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AMONG SURVIVORS AND EQUIP CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR UNIQUE EDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS, SO THAT THEY CAN REMAIN SAFE AND THRIVE. THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TEAM IS LEVERAGING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROVIDERS IN THE FIELDS OF HOUSING, MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. AN ASPIRE ALLIANCE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PAIRS SURVIVORS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS. MENTORS AND MENTEES MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS TO SUPPORT CAREER GOALS AND GROWTH.

    Expenses $1,532,287 · Revenue $106,811

  • PREVENTION: WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE ALSO WORKS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SAFER (SAFETY AWARENESS FOR EVERY RELATIONSHIP), A TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION CURRICULUM THAT IS EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, TO PURSUE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN ADDITION, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE'S COMMUNITY EDUCATORS TRAIN HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR ON THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO ENHANCE SURVIVOR SAFETY. LASTLY, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE HOSTED ITS 17TH ANNUAL IPLEDGE CAMPAIGN FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER 2024. THE 2024 CAMPAIGN, UNITY, NCOURAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME TOGETHER TO PREVENT RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE, SAVE LIVES, AND CREATE A SAFER PHILADELPHIA. HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SURVIVORS AND CHANGE-MAKERS JOINED IN THIS CITY-WIDE INITIATIVE. MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE'S PLEDGE AGAINST VIOLENCE THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN.SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK: IN ADDITION TO THESE DIRECT SERVICES, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEADS THE STRUGGLE TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF SURVIVORS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THEM. THE POLICY DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WITH THE GOAL OF INFLUENCING POLICY THAT IMPACTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE WORKS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CARE FOR SURVIVORS WHO ARE ACCESSING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE IS THE FIRST PHILADELPHIA NONPROFIT TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS LIPMAN FAMILY PRIZE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR ITS LEADERSHIP IN PIONEERING SHARED SAFETY: PHILADELPHIA'S COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO RELATIONAL VIOLENCE. THROUGH SHARED SAFETY, DOZENS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CITY SYSTEMS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO A TRANSFORM PHILADELPHIA'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND REPRODUCTIVE COERCION. THROUGH SHARED SAFETY'S ADVOCACY, FORMER MAYOR KENNEY CREATED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND OFFICE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRATEGIES TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE PHILADELPHIA'S RESPONSE TO RELATIONAL VIOLENCE, AND APPOINTED WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE'S FORMER PREVENTION DIRECTOR TO OVERSEE THIS WORK.

    Expenses $415,432

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.

  • YVETTE ROUSE

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • ARNY PATEL

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JACKIE LINTON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICK MUNDY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ARGIE ALLEN-WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LESILE MILLER GREESNSPAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • YVETTE KAMIMURA-JONES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARGARET BELMONDO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM GEER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • AMY HIRSCH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • ROBERT LICHTENSTEIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • STACEY SULLIVAN LIVINGSTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RENEE NORRIS-JONES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE RAY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID RUSENKO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDRA SHELLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIE ANN JONES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMIE COLLEEN MILLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SEANNA CROSLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALISON DIFLORIO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOANNA OTERO-CRUZ

    EXEC DIR & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $203,081
    From this org
    $182,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,801
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,280
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,465
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,336
    Filer's total
    $203,081

  • SHEILA WEEKS-BROWN

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $145,643
    From this org
    $125,597
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,046
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

  • MICHELLE BYRNE

    VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $145,698
    From this org
    $109,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,690
    Hours/week
    40

  • MOLLY CALLAHAN

    DIRECTOR, LEGAL CENTER

    Total calculated
    $131,268
    From this org
    $113,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,403
    Hours/week
    40

  • NICOLE DRAKE

    VP OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $161,002
    From this org
    $111,070
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,932
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,070
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,932
    Filer's total
    $161,002

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $13,512,328
    Expenses
    $14,287,162
    Contributions
    $13,237,586
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $16,270,836
    Expenses
    $14,728,291
    Contributions
    $16,212,335
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,769,395
    Expenses
    $12,656,719
    Contributions
    $11,617,313
    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
    $12,422,705
    Expenses
    $12,387,224
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,562,412

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,395,388
    Expenses
    $13,306,936
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,260,235

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,333,031
    Expenses
    $12,327,029
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,523,580

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,333,031
    Expenses
    $12,327,029
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,523,580

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,663,314
    Expenses
    $11,173,098
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,768,747

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,654,703
    Expenses
    $10,703,396
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,156,645

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,657,892
    Expenses
    $9,771,393
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,820,918

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,881,586
    Expenses
    $9,304,695
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,682,534

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,015,685
    Expenses
    $8,815,659
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,287,953

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,837,173
    Expenses
    $7,074,239
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,595,081

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.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.