Womens Healing and Empowerment Network W H E Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WHEN IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS TO PROVIDE HEALING AND EMPOW- ERMENT TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, HOMES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH FAITH-BASED EDUCATION, COUNSELING, CONSULTATION, HEALING CENTERS, RESOURCES, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ABUSE.
- Income
- $98,239
- Spending
- $104,305
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Highest pay
- $18,620, exec dir./bd
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $44,524 spent. WHEN PROVIDES HEALING AND EMPOWERMENT TO THOSE IN ABUSIVE CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE ARE ABOUT 55 VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY. ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION - EDUCATING PEOPLE, FAMILIES, PASTORS, TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY IS THE KEY TO PREVENTION OF, AND LONG TERM RECOVERY FROM ABUSE. THE TEAM OF COUNSELORS, EDUCATORS, AND CLERGY TRAVEL WORLD-WIDE CONDUCTING SEMINARS, CONSULTING AND FACILITATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALS INTO LIVES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THE "BEING THERE" ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROVIDES A HEALING EXPERIENCE FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, ARE ABUSIVE OR CAREGIVERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ABUSE ISSUES. HEALING CENTERS - TWO HEALING CENTERS OPENED IN 2009 AS A PLACE INDIVIDUALS CAN GO TO FIND PROTECTION AND SUPPORT, WITH THE THIRD OPENING IN 2010. ONE HEALING CENTER IS STILL OPERATING - FRIEDA'S HEALING CENTER (FHC). THE FAIR RENTAL VALUE OF THE HEALING CENTER HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED ON THE 990 DUE TO THE IRS'S POSITION TO EXCLUDE THE VALUE OF THESE SERVICES. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE FACILITIES IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CLIENTS, THE NETWORK CONSIDERS THE IN-KIND FACILITY RENTALS TO BE INTEGRAL TO THE PROGRAMS OFFERED, AND VALUE THE SERVICES AT OVER 25,000 PER YEAR, BASED ON FAIR MARKET RENTS. MEN OF COMPASSION - SUPPORT FOR ABUSED AND ABUSIVE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, CRISIS COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. A MEDICAL DOCTOR CONTINUES TO DONATE TIME TO THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING SERVICES TO CLIENTS SINCE 2011 BUT HAS NOT BEEN VALUED ON THIS 990EZ. TELEVISION PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED BY KHBA AND HOPE TV AS IN-KIND DONATIONS. THE VALUE COULD NOT BE ESTIMATED. THE TELEVISION PROGRAM FEATURES INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE THEIR HISTORY OF ABUSE, STRUGGLE WITH DYSFUNCTIONAL WAYS OF THINKING, FEELING AND LIVING, AND HOW THEY FIND DAILY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CHRIST. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE EMPOWERMENT AND OUTREACH SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OVER 100 HOURS OF PROGRAM AND PRODUCTION TIME WAS DONATED TO PROVIDE THE TELEVISED EPISODES.
- $34,254 spent. WHEN STARTED A THRIFT STORE IN DECEMBER OF 2012. ALL CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS DONATED FROM THE PUBLIC WERE AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH AFFORDABLE CLOTHING CHOICES. THE THRIFT STORE NO LONGER IS OPERATING, BUT CLEONE'S CLOSET IS NOW OPERATING AS A FOOD PANTRY. OCCASSIONALLY CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS ARE STILL RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC, AND THESE ITEMS ARE GIVEN OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED. WHEN STARTED A FOOD PANTRY IN 2013 - A FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER AS AN OUTLET OF 2ND HARVEST FOOD BANK WHICH SERVES SIX ZIP CODES IN SPOKANE COUNTY. THE FOOD PANTRY IS OPERATED BY VOLUNTEERS AND SERVE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. CLIENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT THEY NEED. SHOPPING BAGS ARE GIVEN DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF A FAMILY. TWO MEMBERS PER FAMILY ARE ALLOWED TO SHOP. VALUE OF THE ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990EZ - ALL FOOD AND NON- FOOD GOODS ARE RECEIVED BY DONATION AND ARE PASSED ALONG TO GUESTS. THE FOOD AND NON-FOOD GOODS ARE RECEIVED FROM 2ND HARVEST FOOD BANK, AMAZON AND LOCAL GROCERY STORES AND IS NOT BEING INCLUDED AS IN-KIND DONATIONS, THOUGH THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF WHAT WHEN IS DOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES.
- THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES PRODUCTS FROM A LOCAL AMAZON WAREHOUSE THAT CANNOT BE SOLD. THESE ITEMS ARE THEN GIVEN OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS OR BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEED. VOLUNTEERS PICK UP VARIOUS ITEMS DONATED ABOUT ONCE TO THREE TIMES MONTHLY AND THEN DISTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. THE VALUE OF THE ITEMS CANNOT BE REASONABLY DETERMINED WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORT SO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL SECTIONS OF THE FORM 990EZ FOR 2024, BUT COULD HAVE A VALUE OF APPROXIMATLY 470,000. THE DONATION OF GOODS RECEIVED ARE GIVEN DIRECTLY OUT TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MANAGEMENT IS WORKING ON A METHOD TO TRACK THESE ITEMS TO INCLUDE AS IN-KIND DONATIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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