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Doorways for Women & Families Inc

EIN 54-1087829 · Arlington, VA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair67 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DOORWAYS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES INCLUDING SAFE SHELTER, HOUSING, AND LIFE-CHANGING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE TRAUMAS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HOMELESSNESS. AS ARLINGTON'S ONLY FULLY STATE-ACCREDITED SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOORWAYS OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES AND A VARIETY OF COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, DOORWAYS CONTINUED SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE SUPPORT. DOORWAYS' PROGRAMS COMBINED REACHED 2,125 INDIVIDUALS (ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN) PLUS 1,267 YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO ATTENDED PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE, OFFERING A RANGE OF OPTIONS AND A CONTINUUM OF HELP FOR PEOPLE AS THEY MOVE FROM CRISIS TO SAFETY AND STABILITY.

Income
$6.1 million
Spending
$7.0 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
10.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 48%
Employees
72
Volunteers
136
Highest pay
$264,325, president & 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: 67 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 32% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 16 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 (5)
  1. $2.6 million spent. DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE CRISIS SUPPORT: DOORWAYS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INCLUDES THE SAFEHOUSE PROGRAM, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER RESPONSE COMPRISED OF CONGREGATE AND NON-CONGREGATE FACILITIES SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, PLUS SUPPORT SERVICES. DOORWAYS OPERATES ARLINGTON COUNTY'S ONLY 24-HOUR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE OFFERING 24/7 CRISIS COUNSELING, SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT, INFORMATION, RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, DOORWAYS OFFERS THE HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT RESPONSE PROGRAM (HARP) FOR SURVIVORS SEEKING FORENSIC EXAMS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR PERSONS SEEKING SAFETY PLANNING, AND LEGAL PROTECTION FROM INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN FY25, DOORWAYS' FORMER HOMELESS SHELTER WAS RENOVATED AND REOPENED ITS DOORS AS THE NEW SAFEHOUSE, WHICH INCREASED OUR CAPACITY TO SERVE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.DURING FY25, DOORWAYS SUPPORTED CLIENTS IN CRISIS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: - DOORWAYS' 24-HOUR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE ANSWERED 1,447 CRISIS CALLS, INCLUDING 1,063 CALLS WHERE DOORWAYS' ADVOCATES PROVIDED SAFETY PLANNING AND CRISIS SUPPORT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. - DOORWAYS' SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDED 56 HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR FORENSIC EXAMS FOR BOTH SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. - DOORWAYS' SAFEHOUSE PROGRAM PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 150 PEOPLE (80 ADULTS AND 70 CHILDREN) IN 79 HOUSEHOLDS.- 90% OF SAFEHOUSE HOUSEHOLDS (ALL BUT 6) WHO DISCLOSED THEIR DESTINATION BROKE THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND DID NOT RETURN TO ABUSIVE LIVING SITUATIONS AFTER LEAVING SHELTER.- THE COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM ASSISTED 329 INDIVIDUALS (170 ADULTS AND 159 CHILDREN) WITH SAFETY PLANNING AND SERVICES TO OBTAIN LEGAL PROTECTIVE ORDERS, CHILD SUPPORT, CUSTODY PETITIONS, AND OTHER COURT JUDGEMENTS.
  2. $1.6 million spent. HOMESTART SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM: TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN EXITING SHELTER, DOORWAYS' HOMESTART SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM OFFERS RAPID REHOUSING AND LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED ASSISTANCE TO LEAVE SHELTER AND OBTAIN SAFE HOUSING OF THEIR OWN. HOMESTART OFFERS RESIDENTIAL STABILITY (THROUGH RENTAL SUBSIDIES), AND INTENSIVE SUPPORT FOCUSED ON SKILL-BUILDING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SAFETY PLANNING TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF HOMELESSNESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN FY25, HOMESTART IMPACTED CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- HOMESTART HOUSED AND SUPPORTED 149 PEOPLE (69 ADULTS AND 80 CHILDREN) IN 58 HOUSEHOLDS. - OF THE FAMILIES EXITING HOMESTART, 80% MAINTAINED THEIR HOUSING AT PROGRAM EXIT AND WERE ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC FINANCIAL NEEDS.
  3. $884,864 spent. REVIVE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING PROGRAM: REVIVE, DOORWAYS' COMMUNITY-BASED COUNSELING PROGRAM, PROVIDES TRAUMA-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR CLIENTS OF ALL AGES. SERVICES ARE FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND OFFERED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. IN FY25, REVIVE IMPACTED CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- REVIVE PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND SAFETY PLANNING FOR 240 PEOPLE (204 ADULT SURVIVORS AND 36 CHILDREN AND TEENS). - REVIVE THERAPISTS PROVIDED 2,519 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS AND 81 SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS.- OF REVIVE CLIENTS SURVEYED, 100% REPORTED INCREASED UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 100% REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED COPING SKILLS TO MANAGE SYMPTOMS RELATED TO TRAUMA.
  4. $248,513 spent. PREVENTION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM: BASED ON THE PRIMARY PREVENTION FRAMEWORK, DOORWAYS' PREVENTION EFFORTS AIM TO CHANGE THE SOCIAL NORMS THAT TOLERATE AND PERPETUATE VIOLENCE VIA MEANINGFUL OUTREACH AND PREVENTION CURRICULA DEVELOPED FOR YOUTH OF HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS AT INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A CULTURE WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE TOOLS TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON RESPECT, EQUALITY, AND SAFETY. BY INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND BY CHALLENGING SOCIETAL NORMS, DOORWAYS IS PART OF CREATING A CULTURE THAT SERVES TO PREVENT SEXUAL AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE BY ENSURING EVERYONE HAS THE TOOLS TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. DURING FY25, THE PREVENTION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- THE PREVENTION AND OUTREACH TEAM FACILITATED 111 COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS, EDUCATING 1,267 INDIVIDUALS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA ON TOPICS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
  5. $86,568 spent. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: IN FY25, DOORWAYS ENGAGED IN VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EFFORTS AIMED AT EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND DOORWAYS' RESPONSE TO THESE ISSUES. THESE EFFORTS CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO A FEW KEY AREAS: - COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS - DOORWAYS' STAFF REACHED MORE THAN 3,229 PEOPLE THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, EVENTS, AND ACTIVITIES. - GENERAL INFORMATION SESSIONS - DOORWAYS HOSTED 12 SESSIONS WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY 206 ADULTS. - VOLUNTEER TRAINING - DOORWAYS PROVIDED 684 HOURS OF TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HOMELESSNESS, AND SERVICE DELIVERY. - DOORWAYS ENGAGED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING 6,751 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS; 3,454 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK; 2,819 ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER); 1,908 ON INSTAGRAM; AND 1,187 ON LINKEDIN. DOORWAYS' CONTENT ALSO REACHED ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS EACH OF THESE PLATFORMS.

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 May 1979.

    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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