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WOMENS LUNCH PLACE INC

EIN 22-2514148 BOSTON, MA

Revenue 2024
$10,013,823
Expenses 2024
$7,727,428

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
67 NEWBURY 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).

Other organizations at this address

4 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE (WLP) INSPIRES HOPE AND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, AND POVERTY. WE CREATE A SAFE, WELCOMING DAY SHELTER COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF OUR GUESTS. WE BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, INTEGRATED SERVICES FOCUSED ON NUTRITION, HEALTH, HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. IN THE EFFORT TO ERADICATE HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, AND POVERTY AMONG WOMEN, WLP IS A VISIONARY, COLLABORATIVE LEADER, AND PARTNER IN GREATER BOSTON. WITH A UNIQUE, RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN SERVICE MODEL, WE PROVIDE WOMEN WITH A PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY, IMPROVED HEALTH, HOUSING, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE IS A LOW-THRESHOLD DAY SHELTER AND ADVOCACY CENTER FOR ANYONE WHO IDENTIFIES AS A WOMAN REGARDLESS OF HER RACE, IMMIGRATION STATUS, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, OR SOBRIETY. WE HAVE NO INTAKE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY, SO VULNERABLE WOMEN WITH TRAUMA HISTORIES AND SEVERE MENT

Activities or mission (Part I)

SAFE, LOW BARRIER DAY SHELTER AND ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDING MEALS AND CRITICAL SERVICES TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, OR POVERTY.

  • MEALS: HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY ARE THE PRIMARY REASONS WOMEN COME TO EAT THE HEARTY, HEALTY, AND DELICIOUS FOOD THAT RELIEVES THEIR PANGS OF HUNGER AND MEETS THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS FOR WOMEN WITH LITTLE OR NO OTHER ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD. EACH DAY STARTS WITH FRESH FRUIT AND HOT CEREAL THAT GIVES WOMEN ENERGY AND DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES IN OTHER WAYS. LUNCHES ARE SERVED RESTAURANT-STYLE AND ALWAYS INCLUDE A LEAN PROTEIN ENTRE, A VEGETARIAN OPTION, WHOLE GRAINS, VEGETABLES, SALAD, FRUIT, AND DESSERT. MEALS ARE ENJOYED IN A WARM, WELCOMING DINING COMMUNITY WHERE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TAKE TIME TO ENGAGE WITH GUESTS TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.

    Expenses $1,556,028

  • GUEST SERVICES: ALL SERVICES AND CARE ARE GIVEN IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. THE SHELTER IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FROM 7 AM TO 2 PM. WE PROVIDE HOT SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, TOILETRIES AND EMERGENCY CLOTHING, BASIC NEEDS ALL WHILE COORDINATING AND DELIVERING EFFECTIVE SERVICES THAT HELP WOMEN ACHIEVE GREATER STABILITY. FREE ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED BY BOSTON HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS. WE OFFER HELATH & WELLNESS WORKSHOPS, GROUP OUTINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS, ART CLASSES, MEDITATION, LITERACY & WRITING CLASSES, AND MUCH MORE TO EMPOWER WOMEN. MONTHLY BIRTHDAY PARTIES & HOLIDAYS ARE CELEBRATED WITH FESTIVE MEALS AND GIFTS.

    Expenses $1,165,617

  • ADVOCACY: ADVOCATES MEET INDIVIDUALLY GIVING EXPERT ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ON HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, FINANCES, AND OTHER CRITICAL CONCERNS. WE VISIT WOMEN HOSPITALIZED OR HOMEBOUNT, AND ACCOMPANY WOMEN TO MEDICAL, HOUSING, AND LEGAL APPOINTMNETS. EMERGENCY FUNDS PAY FOR URGENT UTILITY BILLS, BACK RENT, PRESCRIPTIONS, TRANSPORTATION TO APPOINTMENTS, AND MORE. PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS IS A PRIORITY SO WE WORK WITH EVERY WOMAN RECENTLY HOUSED TO LIVE ON A BUDGET, HELP THOSE AT RISK OF EVICTION, OR NEED TO MOVE FROM UNSAFE OR SUBSTANDARD HOUSING, AND THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE. AN ADVOCATE HELPS HOMELESS GUESTS COMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND HANDLE THE COMPLICATED AND LENGTHY PROCESS TO OBTAIN LOW INCOME HOUSING.

    Expenses $1,883,307

  • WELLNESS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OFFER GUESTS FREE, ON-SITE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR URGENT AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. WE OFFER DUAL RECOVERY PROGRAMMING FOR GUESTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS--AT LEAST ONE RECOVERY CLASS IS AVAILABLE EVERY DAY, SIX DAYS A WEEK. A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN, AND CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST ASSIST OUR GUESTS BY BUILDING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS, CONDUCTING SOFT ASSESSMENTS, AND CRAFTING INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS. WLP ALSO PROVIDES REFERRALS AND DIRECT ENTRY TO HOSPITALS AND OUTSIDE PROGRAMS. WLP'S INTEGRATED WELLNESS PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES THERAPEUTIC ART AND MOVEMENT CLASSES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BOOST OUR GUESTS' MIND-BODY CONNECTION, IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOP THEIR EMOTIONAL REGULATION.

    Expenses $1,603,002 · Revenue $149,992

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.

  • Clemia C Brittenum

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Kate Gallivan

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Julie Haase

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Mariann Youniss

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Glenn Quirion

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Pelzel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Letts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eileen Hsu-Balzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Felix

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Tomasetti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Carty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Berry-Woods PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Casey Baines

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Moncrief

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael W McCurdy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derri Shtasel MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Audrey Shelto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janine Danielson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Wilmot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Hanlon Wigon

    CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $324,009
    From this org
    $306,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,106
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $306,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $985
    Filer's total
    $324,009
  • Nancy Armstrong

    CHIEF PROG. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,369
    From this org
    $206,189
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,180
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,189
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,685
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,495
    Filer's total
    $218,369
  • Anne Rickard Jackowitz

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $198,857
    From this org
    $187,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,801
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,056
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,662
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,139
    Filer's total
    $198,857
  • Doris Romero

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $116,010
    From this org
    $101,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,429
    Hours/week
    40
  • Paula White

    CHIEF DEV. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $132,568
    From this org
    $118,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,510
    Hours/week
    40
  • Yasenia Rodriquez

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE

    Total calculated
    $125,076
    From this org
    $102,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,379
    Hours/week
    40

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
    $10,013,823
    Expenses
    $7,727,428
    Contributions
    $9,344,334
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,133,833
    Expenses
    $6,555,137
    Contributions
    $6,931,927
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,164,027
    Expenses
    $5,467,539
    Contributions
    $5,912,670
    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
    $6,100,392
    Expenses
    $4,468,619
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,446,341
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,579,067
    Expenses
    $3,793,350
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,515,378
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,155,871
    Expenses
    $3,529,994
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,450,794
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,116,354
    Expenses
    $3,180,402
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,374,717
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,987,131
    Expenses
    $2,976,325
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,351,772
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,011,764
    Expenses
    $2,943,376
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,246,427
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,942,117
    Expenses
    $2,743,993
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,143,135
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,578,213
    Expenses
    $2,566,370
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,955,344
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,376,309
    Expenses
    $2,310,776
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,933,209
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,189,790
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,823,565

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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.