Volunteers of America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Support for Harbor Area Women's Lives (SHAWL) is to provide addicted women with support and services to enable them to remain clean and sober and become productive members of society.
- Income
- $808,305
- Spending
- $823,014
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- -1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 56%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $78,452, exec 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
Weak: 38 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 75 out of 100.
Independent board
0 of 251 of 1 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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)
- $385,179 spent. Operation of a transitional housing program, primarily for graduates of the residential recovery program. Residents pay low rent housing for as long as 24 months while continuing their recovery. In this program, residents are able to live in a drug and alcohol free, violence free home while in school and/or employed. The sober-living participants receive individual counseling as needed. In addition, planning for on-going self-sufficiency and permanent housing options are explored with permanent housing being the primary goal.
- $164,745 spent. The purpose of this program is to enhance substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health, and HIV/AIDS services for high risk women of African American/Black, Hispanic/Latina, and other racial/ethnic minority groups (ages 18 years and older), including heterosexual, LBTQ, previously incarcerated women, and their significant others, who have substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and are living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS. The mission is to increase access to treatment, reduce HIV infection and transmission rates, address impact of violence and trauma on womens increased risk of SUD and HIV infection and educate and empower the women to make informed decisions about their behavioral health. Program consists of intensive case management, individual counseling, and support services.
- $144,095 spent. Operation of a residential recovery program for homeless/addicted women, majority with co-occurring mental health problems, survivors of domestic violence. SHAWL provides services including shelter, food, counseling & case management in a supervised living environment. The mission is to provide women with life tools, support & services to become productive members of the community, achieve emotional and economic self-sufficiency, secure & maintain residential stability, and for certain residents, regain custody or reunite with their children. Program consists of intensive case management, individual counseling, and supporting services, including guided medication, exercise, daily AA or NA meetings, as well as 26 weekly group meetings.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 May 1965.
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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