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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2025 Expires: July 2027

The Retreat, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(631) 329-4398
13 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY, 11937-2584
https://allagainstabuse.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Retreat, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide safety, shelter and support for victims of domestic abuse, and to break the cycle of family violence."

Year, State Incorporated:
1987, NY

All Retreat programs and services are designed to promote the goals of safety, empowerment and self-determination to victims of domestic violence. The Retreat core services include a 24-hour crisis-intervention hotline, shelter, individual and group counseling, and legal advocacy to victims of domestic violence and their children. As part of our core services, we offer Case Management assistance for clients to obtain benefits they are eligible for and gain access to resources that can help them towards their independence.  Additionally, the Retreat provides prevention education to local school districts and other community programs on violence prevention and healthy relationships. Our prevention education programs have grown to include a number of evidence-based programs with the intent to use the programs as a means towards social change within the community.  We work with teachers and administrators to address policies and procedures and community attitudes that support safety rather than normalizing violence.  We also work with local colleges regarding sexual violence prevention on campuses. The Retreat offers Take Charge, a program geared to assist victims of domestic violence who are either re-entering or in many cases newly negotiating the business and/or educational arena.  The main focus of this program is financial empowerment and education training.  Furthermore, the Retreat works collaboratively with the local police departments in contacting victims of domestic violence incident reports and offers agency services, information and referrals. The organization also facilitates SHARP program (Structured Help Antiviolence Re-education Program), a program for male batterers identified by the family and criminal court who are physically, verbally, and /or emotionally abusive to their partners. The Suffolk County Fatherhood Initiative is a community-level prevention program that addresses economic stability, responsible parenting, and healthy marriage/long term relationships that will provide positive outcomes for fathers and youth.  This program also offers assistance with resume writing and job search to help struggling fathers take active steps towards financial stability.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, The Retreat, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Counseling $1,165,689
Fatherhood $1,066,988
Domestic violence shelter $887,462
Thrift store $641,752
Education $615,244
Legal advocacy $542,459
Hotline $85,007
Housing $83,540
Total Program Expenses $5,088,141

Chief Executive
Kate Carbonaro , Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Francesca Odell, Board Co-President

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
63

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.), Solicitations for Used Clothing

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 4.96%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The Retreat, Inc.'s audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Grants and contracts $4,020,508
Net proceeds from special events $802,635
Contributions $759,187
Thrift store contributions $376,320
Thrift store sales $356,522
Other revenue $11,384
Total Income $6,326,556

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $6,326,556
Total expenses: $6,169,398
  Program expenses $5,088,141
  Fundraising expenses $276,977
  Administrative expenses $804,280
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $157,158
Beginning Net Assets $3,526,715
Other Changes In Net Assets $138,671
Ending Net Assets $3,822,544
Total Liabilities $1,160,645
Total Assets $4,983,189

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