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YWCA Delaware Inc

EIN 51-0064344 · Wilmington, DE

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

YWCA DELAWARE IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

Income
$4.9 million
Spending
$5.0 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 70%
Employees
66
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$190,230, ceo

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

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 20% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    19 of 19 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 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 (4)
  1. $1.9 million spent. HOME-LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER - PROVIDES SAFE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS VIA EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL AND COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAMS WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE EMPOWERED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, FINANCIALLY STABLE, AND EXIT TO INDEPENDENT AND SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: OVER 400 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WERE SAFELY HOUSED AND SUPPORTED. OVER 80% EXITED TO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. 90% OF HOUSING CLIENTS RECEIVED HEALTHCARE COORDINATION SERVICES. 96% OF FAMILIES BUILT SKILLS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OVER 10,000 MEALS WERE SERVED AT OUR HOME-LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER.
  2. $400,720 spent. YWCA'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, FINANCIAL COACHING, AND WAND - WO(MEN) ACHIEVING NEW DIRECTIONS, WHICH PROVIDES WORK-READINESS TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE MISSION OR OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING IS TO BUILD THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND UPWARD MOBILITY. THE TARGET POPULATIONS SERVED WITH THESE PROGRAMS ARE LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS AT OR BELOW 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. ALL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING BUT OUR TARGET MARKET INCLUDES THOSE WHO NEED ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND MAY BE: UNSKILLED, LOW FORMAL EDUCATION, FIRST-GENERATION ADULT WORKER, CRIMINAL RECORD, HOME BOUND OR TRANSITIONAL (E.G. DIVORCED, WIDOW, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR, LONG-TERM CAREGIVERS, VETERANS). ACCOMPLISHMENTS: YWCA REACHED MORE THAN 450 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE YEAR. 100% OF WAND PARTICIPANTS OBTAINED SKILLS TO ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT AND/OR INCREASE HOUSEHOLD INCOME. 83% OF HOMEOWNERSHIP CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION AND IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL HEALTH AND 80% IMPROVED SKILLS TO ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT. IN OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS, 94% OF YOUTH CLIENTS DEVELOPED INCREASED SELF ESTEEM AND SENSE OF PURPOSE.
  3. $1.4 million spent. SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE CENTER (SARC) THE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE CENTER (SARC) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL RAPE CRISIS SERVICES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AGED 12 AND OLDER AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF DELAWARE. THROUGH OUR 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE, AFTERCARE AND COUNSELING SERVICES, SARC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALING, HOPE AND EMPOWERMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHETHER THE ASSAULT HAPPENED YESTERDAY OR MANY YEARS AGO. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MORE THAN 5,600 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH SARC'S HELPLINE, AFTERCARE AND COUNSELING SERVICES. 97% OF SURVIVORS FELT SUPPORTED, EMPOWERED AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR DECISIONS DURING RECOVERY.
  4. $245,325 spent. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY ACTION, PUBLIC POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC SECURITY, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE PROGRAM HELPS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING INCLUSION AND SOLIDARITY AND CULTIVATING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. 94% OF PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY HAD A STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF POLICIES SUPPORTING WOMEN AND FAMILIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION.

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

  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 November 6, 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 June 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 February 1946.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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