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Alexandra House Inc

EIN 41-1309977 · Blaine, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ALEXANDRA HOUSE'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND INSPIRE SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY.

Income
$4.8 million
Spending
$4.0 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
6.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 75%
Employees
62
Volunteers
483
Highest pay
$166,913, co exec dire

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 22% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (2)
  1. $2.1 million spent. HOUSING & SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM SHELTER SERVICES: ALEXANDRA HOUSE OPERATES A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT CAN HOUSE UP TO 25 WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT A TIME. ALTERNATIVE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS OFFERED TO MALE IDENTIFIED VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. ADVOCATES WORK CLOSELY WITH PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTION PLANNING, SECURING SAFE, PERMANENT, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS TO VALUABLE RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ADVOCATES ALSO WORK WITH CHILDREN DURING THEIR STAY IN SHELTER, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AROUND A RANGE OF ISSUES-INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING, DOMESTIC/FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SEXUAL ABUSE. IN 2025, WE SHELTERED AND PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO 350 WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND MEN TOTALING 8,346 NIGHTS OF SAFETY. ADVOCATES ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO 4,660 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VICTIMS VIA OUR 24-HOUR HELP LINE AND ONLINE CHAT. LINUS' PET HAVEN: ALEXANDRA HOUSE BECAME THE FIRST PET-SAFE SHELTER IN THE TWIN CITIES TO OFFER ON-SITE CO-SHELTERING, ALLOWING SURVIVORS AND THEIR PETS TO REMAIN TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM. LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2025, LINUS' PET HAVEN HAS TRANSFORMED OUR SHELTER FACILITY TO SAFELY ACCOMMODATE PETS, ALLEVIATING A CRITICAL BARRIER MANY VICTIMS FACE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SEEK SAFETY FROM ABUSE. IN 2025, 31 FAMILIES WERE SHELTERED RIGHT ALONGSIDE 41 OF THEIR PETS. HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SURVIVORS WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARD PERSONAL GOALS, INCREASE FINANCIAL STABILITY, BUILD LIFE SKILLS, INTEGRATE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, AND STABILIZE HOUSING. HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ALSO OFFER LIMITED HOUSING SUBSIDIES TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER HOUSING-RELATED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CAN CHOOSE TO WORK WITH A SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVOCATE TO NAVIGATE LEGAL SYSTEMS, OVERCOME HOUSING CHALLENGES, PURSUE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACCESS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. THE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVOCATES PROVIDE ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING SURVIVORS IN ACHIEVING SELF-IDENTIFIED GOALS, MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING, AND REMAINING INDEPENDENT AND SAFE. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTED 56 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2025, AND 23 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED A HOUSING SUBSIDY. SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES: ALEXANDRA HOUSE OFFERED FOUR WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2025 THAT INCLUDED: SUPPORT AND HEALING FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SUPPORT AND HEALING FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; "ON OUR WAY" SUPPORT GROUP FOR VICTIM/SURVIVORS OF ABUSE IN LATER LIFE, AND A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER GROUP. IN 2025, 589 SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 138 PARTICIPANTS. THERAPY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COUNSELING CENTER, CONSCIOUS HEALING, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER ONSITE THERAPY SESSIONS TO 25 PARTICIPANTS, WHO RECEIVED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 455 TOTAL THERAPY SESSIONS IN 2025. HOUSING & SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM SHELTER SERVICES: ALEXANDRA HOUSE OPERATES A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT CAN HOUSE UP TO 25 WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT A TIME. ALTERNATIVE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS OFFERED TO MALE IDENTIFIED VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. ADVOCATES WORK CLOSELY WITH PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTION PLANNING, SECURING SAFE, PERMANENT, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS TO VALUABLE RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ADVOCATES ALSO WORK WITH CHILDREN DURING THEIR STAY IN SHELTER, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AROUND A RANGE OF ISSUES-INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING, DOMESTIC/FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SEXUAL ABUSE. IN 2025, WE SHELTERED AND PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO 350 WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND MEN TOTALING 8,346 NIGHTS OF SAFETY. ADVOCATES ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO 4,660 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VICTIMS VIA OUR 24-HOUR HELP LINE AND ONLINE CHAT. LINUS' PET HAVEN: ALEXANDRA HOUSE BECAME THE FIRST PET-SAFE SHELTER IN THE TWIN CITIES TO OFFER ON-SITE CO-SHELTERING, ALLOWING SURVIVORS AND THEIR PETS TO REMAIN TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM. LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2025, LINUS' PET HAVEN HAS TRANSFORMED OUR SHELTER FACILITY TO SAFELY ACCOMMODATE PETS, ALLEVIATING A CRITICAL BARRIER MANY VICTIMS FACE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SEEK SAFETY FROM ABUSE. IN 2025, 31 FAMILIES WERE SHELTERED RIGHT ALONGSIDE 41 OF THEIR PETS. HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SURVIVORS WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARD PERSONAL GOALS, INCREASE FINANCIAL STABILITY, BUILD LIFE SKILLS, INTEGRATE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, AND STABILIZE HOUSING. HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ALSO OFFER LIMITED HOUSING SUBSIDIES TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER HOUSING-RELATED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CAN CHOOSE TO WORK WITH A SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVOCATE TO NAVIGATE LEGAL SYSTEMS, OVERCOME HOUSING CHALLENGES, PURSUE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACCESS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. THE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVOCATES PROVIDE ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING SURVIVORS IN ACHIEVING SELF-IDENTIFIED GOALS, MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING, AND REMAINING INDEPENDENT AND SAFE. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTED 56 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2025, AND 23 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED A HOUSING SUBSIDY. SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES: ALEXANDRA HOUSE OFFERED FOUR WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2025 THAT INCLUDED: SUPPORT AND HEALING FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SUPPORT AND HEALING FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; "ON OUR WAY" SUPPORT GROUP FOR VICTIM/SURVIVORS OF ABUSE IN LATER LIFE, AND A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER GROUP. IN 2025, 589 SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 138 PARTICIPANTS. THERAPY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COUNSELING CENTER, CONSCIOUS HEALING, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER ONSITE THERAPY SESSIONS TO 25 PARTICIPANTS, WHO RECEIVED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 45
  2. $1.4 million spent. COMMUNITY PROGRAM LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES: MANY PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE DO NOT REQUIRE SHELTER, BUT DO NEED CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2025, 532 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED BY OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES. CRIMINAL LEGAL ADVOCATES PARTNER WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SO THAT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECEIVE THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ADVOCATE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC ASSAULT OR DOMESTIC-RELATED CRIME. IN 2025, ALEXANDRA HOUSE RECEIVED 522 REFERRALS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT; OF THOSE REFERRALS, 356 VICTIMS WERE IDENTIFIED VIA LETHALITY ASSESSMENT SCREENING CONDUCTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS AS HIGH RISK AND WERE CONNECTED TO AN ADVOCATE FROM THE SCENE. ALL OTHER VICTIMS WERE REFERRED TO ADVOCACY SERVICES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. CRIMINAL LEGAL ADVOCATES PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION, ONGOING SUPPORT, AND CRIME VICTIM ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS TO INCLUDE ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT HEARINGS; SERVING AS A LIAISON TO PROSECUTORS; HELPING VICTIMS UNDERSTAND THE CRIMINAL COURT PROCESS AND CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS; AND ASSISTING VICTIMS IN ACCESSING RESOURCES LIKE CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE, REPARATIONS, AND VICTIM NOTIFICATION. IN ADDITION TO CRIMINAL LEGAL ADVOCACY, ADVOCATES ALSO ASSISTED VICTIMS/SURVIVORS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN A PROTECTION ORDER. IN 2025, LEGAL ADVOCATES ASSISTED 128 VICTIMS WITH THEIR PROTECTION ORDER, INCLUDING ASSISTING 98 VICTIMS IN FILING THEIR PROTECTION ORDER PAPERWORK AND PROVIDING FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 26 VICTIMS THROUGH OUR OFP PROJECT. HOSPITAL ADVOCACY SERVICES: ALEXANDRA HOUSE ADVOCATES ALSO WORK WITH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IDENTIFIED BY HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCY HOSPITAL AND MERCY HOSPITAL - UNITY CAMPUS AND SELECT ALLINA AFFILIATED CLINICS, ADVOCATES PROVIDE IN-PERSON, PATIENT FOLLOW-UP TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE 24-HOURS/DAY. WHEN THE VICTIM HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS (SANE) PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE VICTIM THROUGH THE EVIDENTIARY EXAM, ASSIST THEM IN REPORTING THE ASSAULT SHOULD THEY WISH TO FILE A POLICE REPORT, AND PROVIDE ONGOING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO THE VICTIM. IN 2025, 188 VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WERE PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, AND SUPPORT THROUGH OUR HOSPITAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM IN PERSON, AND OVER THE PHONE. ELDER ABUSE SERVICES: IN ADDITION TO CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, SENIOR CENTERS, AGENCIES, AND PROFESSIONALS WHO INTERACT WITH POTENTIAL ELDER ABUSE VICTIMS, WE ALSO OFFER ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION IN ANOKA COUNTY. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, HELP IN NAVIGATING SYSTEMS, CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND BASIC NEEDS, HOUSING, FINANCIAL, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH ANOKA COUNTY ADULT PROTECTION ON CASES INVOLVING VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF ELDER ABUSE. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 36 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN 2025; PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 260 OLDER ADULT VICTIMS VIA OUR 24-HOUR HELP LINE; PROVIDED 136 SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES TO 10 ONGOING "ON OUR WAY" SUPPORT GROUP PARTICIPANTS; REACHED 317 OLDER ADULTS THROUGH 10 OUTREACH/EDUCATION EVENTS HELD AT LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER SPACES WHERE SENIORS CONGREGATE; PARTICIPATED IN 6 LOCAL SENIOR RESOURCE FAIRS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1112 SENIORS; AND CONDUCTED 9 PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS REACHING 87 MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO INTERACT WITH SENIORS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY- BASED SENIOR SERVICES, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. YOUTH SERVICES: OUR YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAM INTERVENES IN THE LIVES OF YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE. WE REMOVE BARRIERS YOUTH FACE IN ACCESSING SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL SERVICES BY PARTNERING WITH SIX LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE LINO LAKES JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO BRING SERVICES TO THEM. ADVOCATES SPEND TIME EACH WEEK AT MANY HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS IN ANOKA-HENNEPIN, SPRING LAKE PARK, CENTENNIAL, FRIDLEY, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION TO MEETING INDIVIDUALLY WITH STUDENTS, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP GROUPS ARE HELD IN SELECT SCHOOL SITES. ADVOCATES ALSO CONDUCT PREVENTION EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS. WE ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL GROUPS AND PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO YOUTH WHO RESIDE IN ONE OF THREE PROGRAMS OF THE LINO LAKES JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. DURING SUMMER MONTHS, YOUTH SERVICES ADVOCATES PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ANOKA COUNTY TO OFFER INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TO CHILDREN/YOUTH. IN 2025, THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 671 SCHOOL-BASED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES TO 110 YOUTH; REACHED 97 YOUTH VIA 233 GROUPS/EDUCATION SESSIONS AT LINO LAKES JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; AND REACHED 283 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED YOUTH THROUGH 13 SUMMER PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, 3,946 STUDENTS FROM LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES LEARNED ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ONE OF 165 CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: ALEXANDRA HOUSE UNDERSTANDS THAT EDUCATION IS CRITICAL TO CREATING SIGNIFICANT, LONG-TERM CHANGE. WE OFFER FREE PRESENTATIONS AND FACILITATE DIALOGUES WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS ON VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ALEXANDRA HOUSE SERVICES. ALEXANDRA HOUSE ALSO OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TRAININGS TAILORED TO VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL GROUPS SUCH AS FIRST RESPONDERS, SOCIAL SERVICES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CLERGY, AND LAY LEADERS, AND IN CORPORATE SETTINGS. IN 2025, OVE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1977.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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