Our Ladys Inn
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Care of unhoused pregnant women and their children.
- Income
- $4.3 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 8.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 205
- Highest pay
- $154,352, president and chief executive officer
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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 2510 of 11 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 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 (1)
- $2.6 million spent. Our Lady's Inn (Agency), a not-for-profit corporation, provides shelter and individualized supportive services for unhoused pregnant women and their children, with a focus on healthy birth outcomes, family wellness and movement toward housing stability. Services include case management, material supports, counseling, life skills education, parenting, employment readiness, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment support as well as peri-natal nursing support. In 2025, OLI provided 12,579 days of care/nights of shelter and on-site services to 94 families. In the 2-year Aftercare Program, an additional 70 families were supported. In December, 57 families benefited from participation in the Our Lady's Inn's Adopt a Family Christmas Program. In 2025, at the St. Louis Inn location, 6,265 nights of shelter/days of care were provided for a total of 50 women and 68 children. 10 babies were born in residence, with an average birth weight 6lbs 4oz and gestational age of 39 weeks. The average length of stay for those families moving from the Inn in 2025 was 85 days. The Inn received 278 unduplicated calls for help from pregnant women. In 2025, at the St. Charles Inn location, 6,314 nights of shelter/days of care were provided to a total of 44 women and 66 children. 13 babies were born in residence with an average birth weight of 6lbs 7oz and gestational age of 38 weeks. The average length of stay for those families moving from the Inn in 2025 was 84 days. The Inn received 129 unduplicated calls for help from pregnant women. Twice Blessed Resale Shop is operated by Our Lady's Inn as a social enterprise, providing a small revenue stream in support of the Inn, but more importantly, offering job training and work experience for those clients of the Inn who wish to participate.
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
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 December 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 February 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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