The Womens Housing Coalition Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE WOMEN'S HOUSING COALITION IS DEDICATED TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OFHOMELESSNESS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSINGAND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO SUSTAIN SOCIAL AND FINANCIALINDEPENDENCE.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 10 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 65%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $101,836, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 51% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 46 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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, 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 (1)
- $1.8 million spent. THE WOMEN'S HOUSING COALITION PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND OTHER SUPPORTING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER DISABILITIES THAT EFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HOUSING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE WOMEN'S HOUSING COALITION'S PROGRAM SERVICES. THE WOMEN'S HOUSING COALITION ("WHC") HAS BEEN HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE SECURE HOUSING FOR THE PAST FORTY YEARS. WHC OFFERS 108 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING IN MULTI-UNIT BUILDINGS WE OWN AND IN UNITS SCATTERED AROUND BALTIMORE LEASED FROM PRIVATE OWNERS. WE CURRENTLY SERVICE 126 RESIDENTS. ALL OF WHOM BOTH HAVE A DISABILITY THAT AFFECTED THEIR ABILITY TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN HOUSING. OUR SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS INCLUDE: CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS FOR SPECIALIZED SERVICES, ONSITE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT COACHING, DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHILDREN'S SERVICES, SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND OFFER EDUCATION ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. OUR CORE SERVICE PROGRAM REMAINS THE SAME, WHILE EACH YEAR WE TRY NEW OFFERINGS TO RESPOND TO RESIDENTS' CHANGING INTERESTS AND NEEDS. THE FIRST STEP IN OUR CORE PROGRAM IS TO HELP AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY REFERRED TO US BY THE CITY SETTLE INTO ONE OF OUR UNITS. OUR HOUSING IS AVAILABLE IN THREE SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) APARTMENT BUILDINGS - THE CALVERTON, THE BENNETT HOUSE AND THE JENKINS HOUSE; ONE LARGE HOUSE CALLED LINDEN HOUSE WITH FIVE APARTMENTS (FOUR OF WHICH ARE FOR FAMILIES); AND 38 SCATTERED UNITS. 1. CASE MANAGEMENT - CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS ARE THE ONLY SERVICE IN WHICH OUR RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH EACH PERSON TO DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLAN (ISP) WHICH CONTAINS GOALS AND MANAGEABLE STEPS OUR RESIDENTS CAN TAKE TO REACH THEIR GOALS. BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS COME THROUGH THE CITY'S HOUSING FIRST PROCESS THEY ARE CONSIDERED "CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND HAVE EXTREMELY SEVERE CHALLENGES. ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE THOSE NEXT STEPS REQUIRES PATIENCE, LISTENING AND ARTFUL COUNSELING BY OUR CASE MANAGERS. 2. REFERRALS - WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS DIRECT ACCESS TO EXPERT AND AFFORDABLE SPECIALIZED SERVICES. 3. HEALTH AND WELLNESS - OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO AEROBIC AND WEIGHT EQUIPMENT IN GYMS IN TWO OF OUR BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS CONSULTATION WITH A PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER. IN 2020 WE HAD RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GROUP FITNESS WORKSHOPS THAT CULMINATED WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE BALTIMORE CITY - CITY WIDE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK IN OCTOBER 2020. WE ALSO PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY ACUPUNCTURE SESSIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES MORE CLEARLY, BETTER MANAGE MIND, BODY, AND EMOTIONS ALL IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE GOAL OF EACH SESSION IS MULTIFACETED; A SAFE SPACE IS CREATED TO SHARE ABOUT SYMPTOMS AND STRESSORS WHILE THE TREATMENT AND MEDITATION ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SUPPORT SYMPTOM REDUCTION AS WELL AS OFFER THE WOMEN SOME COPING SKILLS TO MANAGE THEIR MIND/BODY/SPIRIT WITH MORE EASE. WE ALSO PROVIDED THE RESIDENTS WITH VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH RELATED WORKSHOPS IN 2020. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDED THE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS WHO WERE RECOVERING FROM THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION. IT SERVED AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE WORKSHOP FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE DISEASE CONCEPT OF ADDICTION OR THE DANGERS OF ABUSING SUBSTANCES. 4. LIFE SKILLS - INDIVIDUAL COACHING TO RESIDENTS ON BASIC LIFE SKILLS LIKE CLEANING, SHOPPING AND BUDGETING IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS FROM OUR CASE MANAGERS. IF LADIES FALL BEHIND IN THEIR RENT, BUDGETING COUNSELING IS A BUILT-IN SERVICE TO AVOID EVICTION. IN ADDITION TO ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, IN 2020 WE OFFERED LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS COVERING THE FOLLOWING TOPICS - "HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS," "SUCCESSFUL LIVING," "WHAT MAKES YOU ANGRY, AND "HEALING HEARTS." 5. EMPLOYMENT COACHING - OUR CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE HELP WITH SETTING ACHIEVABLE EMPLOYMENT GOALS, REFERRALS TO JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, JOB SEARCHES, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, INTERVIEW PREPARATION, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AS NECESSARY FOR EMPLOYED RESIDENTS. 6. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - WE OFFER ONE-TIME EMERGENCY OR OPPORTUNITY HELP WITH THINGS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, AND CHILD CARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG EXPENSES. 7. CHILDREN'S SERVICES - WOMEN'S HOUSING COALITION HAS ONE FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME CASE MANAGERS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES. CASE MANAGERS OFTEN HELP OUR MOMS WITH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS (IEP'S) AND OTHER SCHOOL ISSUES BY ACCOMPANYING THEM TO PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AND OTHER SCHOOL MEETINGS. WE PROVIDE A 5-PART PARENTING EDUCATION SERIES, WITH CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES WHILE THE MOMS ATTEND. WE ALSO MAKE REFERRALS FOR SPECIALIZED CHILDREN'S SERVICES. IN 2020, WE WERE ABLE PROVIDE FAMILY WORKSHOPS FOR THE RESIDENTS. THE WORKSHOPS PROVIDED THE RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION THAT PROMOTES SAFE FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR PURE FUN AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. IN 2020 WE OFFERED A SCRAP BOOKING WORKSHOP AND A VISION BOARD WORKSHOP WHICH ALLOWED THE RESIDENT TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
Source: Form 990 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 November 6, 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 October 1980.
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 November 4, 2026.
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