Womens Center of Montgomery County
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS A VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON FREEDOM FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE. OUR PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REFLECT OUR STRONG COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING WOMEN.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 77%
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 152
- Highest pay
- $109,781, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 61% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- COUNSELING SERVICES: INCLUDES 24-HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE/CRISIS RESPONSE; SAFETY AND GOAL PLANNING; INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING; SUPPORT GROUPS; ELDER ABUSE SERVICES; INFORMATION AND REFERRAL. IN FYE 6/30/25 WE SERVED 3,958 UNDUPLICATED VICTIMS DURING 5,593 COUNSELING HOURS. IN ORDER TO CONNECT WITH SURVIVORS AND TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS, WE EMPLOYED VARIOUS COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EDUCATION STRATEGIES. THOSE EFFORTS INCLUDED 78 ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHING 2,844 PEOPLE ALONG WITH 108 PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS, REACHING 3,969 STUDENTS.WE ALSO CONDUCTED 9 NEW COUNSELOR/ADVOCATE TRAININGS (PA REQUIRED TO WORK WITH SURVIVORS), WITH 47 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETING THE TRAINING, 12 SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND IN-SERVICES FOR OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AND 13 SYSTEMS TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 45 FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
- LEGAL ADVOCACY AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENT: DURING THIS PERIOD INCLUDES 3,125 COURT ACCOMPANIMENT SESSIONS BROKEN DOWN AS: 46 EMERGENCY/AFTER-HOURS PFA ACCOMPANIMENTS 489 TEMPORARY PFA FILINGS 2,300 FINAL ORDERS 202 CRIMINAL AND ICC HEARINGS 88 DEFIANT TRESPASS ASSISTS.OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY AND OPTIONS COUNSELING INCLUDES ONSITE ASSISTANCE AT THE COURTHOUSE WITH COMPLETING THE PFA PETITION. ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THESE SERVICES, WE HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY OUR COURT ADMINISTRATION AS A RESOURCE TO PFA PETITIONERS TO PROVIDE PRE-COURT ORIENTATION FOR THEM IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR HEARING. EACH WEEK, OUR COUNSELORS RECEIVE A LIST OF UPCOMING PFA HEARINGS AND ARE CHARGED WITH CONTACTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS NOT REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL TO CONFIRM THEIR HEARING DATES, PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEARING PROCESS AND REASSURANCE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR LEGAL ADVOCATES AT THE HEARING. SAFETY PLANNING AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACED BY SURVIVORS SEEKING AN AFTER-HOURS PFA, OUR LEGAL SERVICES COORDINATOR REVISED OUR AFTER HOURS/EMERGENCY PFA PROCESS AND INFORMATION FORM, DIRECTING ADVOCATES TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN ASSISTING HOTLINE CALLERS IN NEED OF SUPPORT AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE AFTER-HOURS PROCESS. THE OUTCOMES WE SEEK INCLUDE: SURVIVORS ARE EMPOWERED TO ADVOCATE AND PURSUE ACCESS TO JUSTICE; ONGOING COOPERATION WITH ATTORNEYS, THE COURT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CREATES STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS AND MORE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONS.
- MEDICAL ADVOCACY: IN ADDITION TO DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED TO VICTIMS ACCESSING SERVICES THROUGH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, OUR MEDICAL ADVOCACY PROJECT PROVIDES TRAINING IN UNIVERSAL SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, STRANGULATION, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SCREENING TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. IN FYE 6/30/25 WE CONDUCTED 45 HEALTHCARE TRAININGS, REACHING 511 PROVIDERS. THIS RESULTED IN 388 UNDUPLICATED REFERRALS TO OUR MEDICAL ADVOCATES, WITH 465 CONTACTS BY OUR MEDICAL ADVOCACY STAFF.THROUGH OUR TRAINING AND MEDICAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS, OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO: EXPAND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OUTREACH AND TRAINING TO INCLUDE NEW HEALTHCARE AUDIENCES URGENT CARE, PHARMACIES, SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS (SUCH AS CHIROPRACTORS AND OPTOMETRISTS). CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT FEATURES ARTICLES ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), STRANGULATION, IMPROVED PRACTICES FOR UNIVERSAL SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS FOR IPV CASES; DEVELOP NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE PARTNERS AS MERGERS AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY; CONDUCT TRAINING AND OUTREACH TO SENIOR CENTERS. REVIEW AND UPDATE EMERGENCY ROOM PROTOCOLS FOR IPV SCREENING CREATE TRAINING CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS ON STRANGULATION AND TBI; CONDUCT TRAININGS ON THESE TOPICS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SHORT-TERM OUTCOME OF THESE EFFORTS HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN PROMPT REFERRALS TO OUR PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A DIVERSIFICATION OF TRAINING AUDIENCES FOR OUR MEDICAL ADVOCATES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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