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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

Women In Need, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
1 State St Fl 18
New York, NY, 10004-1787

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

Women In Need, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Win provides safe housing, critical services, and innovative programs to help homeless women and their children rebuild their lives. Our greatest measure of success, though, is the number of families who move to permanent housing and break the cycle of homelessness.

Year, State Incorporated:
1983, NY

Win provides a unique holistic service model to help families get out of shelter and achieve independence. Services and programs extend beyond housing to; health and wellness, life skills training, childcare, homework help and Camp Win a full-day camp for Win’s children during summer and school breaks to ensure educational focus. Win's Income Building Program is designed to provide the training and skills required for employment/reemployment and sustainable financial independence. 

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Women In Need, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Family Shelters $114,162,013
Family Supportive Housing $12,327,394
Communications and Other Programs $5,638,665
Total Program Expenses $132,128,072

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Not disclosed

Board Size
28

Paid Staff Size
760

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 1.85%

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 Women In Need, Inc.'s audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Government Fees and Grants $130,679,826
General Public $7,008,707
Foundations Operating Support $6,032,558
Special Events $3,368,121
Miscellaneous $1,228,933
Donated Services and Goods $971,392
Developer Fee Income $867,591
Supportive Housing Client Rent $514,489
Program Services $342,735
Total Income $151,014,352

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $151,014,352
Total expenses: $147,910,073
  Program expenses $132,128,072
  Fundraising expenses $2,741,648
  Administrative expenses $13,040,353
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,104,279
Beginning Net Assets $27,748,297
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $30,852,576
Total Liabilities $472,746,363
Total Assets $503,598,939

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