Arizona Womens Recovery Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Arizona Women's Recovery Center (AWRC) offers treatment and program support to substance abusing women. AWRC has an intensive outpatient program, a supportive housing program for families, and a healthy connections program for pregnant women.
- Income
- $4.9 million
- Spending
- $5.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 54%
- Employees
- 64
- Highest pay
- $123,581, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 54% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 September 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 (1)
- $4.3 million spent. AWRC provides intensive outpatient treatment with support services such as parenting skills, living skills, budgeting and financial management. The Weldon House supportive family housing has a maximum occupancy of 19 families at a time. Each family has their own apartment. They learn living skills, attend education/employment courses and develop a strong peer support network while residing in a drug free environment. The children are offered extracurricular activities such as summer camp, athletics, and art and music classes. The goal is a healthy well-rounded family. The client families transition out to their own stable, long-term living apartment once they have developed the employment and support skills needed to prosper on their own. Kids attended Camp Wamatochick, parks and rec camp, school athletics, music Children are provided with day care, taekwondo lessons music lessons, swimming lessons, and movies. New school clothes and supplies were provided to each child. The families received kitchenware, furniture, household items, cleaning supplies, and adult school supplies (parents) as needed on an individual basis. Sally's Place offers supportive housing for pregnant women struggling with addiction. Sally's Place provides a supportive environment in which women are given the opportunity to parent their newborn. The goal is to re-introduce the woman and her child into the community with safe housing, support, and continued resources. Sally's Place is a community with six two-bedroom apartments surrounding a communal courtyard. 24-hour on-sit staff provides peace of mind and support for women during their pregnancy and new motherhood. The communal nature of the complex promotes a women-helping-women atmosphere where more experienced mothers can advise and support their peers. The women participating in the women's outpatient program have access to all of AWRC's services including educational and vocational training.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 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 September 2025.
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 April 1963.
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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