Ernestines Daughter NFP
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE PROVIDE OUTREACH AND DROP-IN SERVICES FOR WOMEN 18 YEARS OLD AND UP CAUGHT IN THE LIFE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND SURVIVAL SEX, TO PROVIDE SERVICES SUCH AS HOT MEALS, SHOWERS, CHANGE OF CLOTHING, REFERRALS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HELP.
- Income
- $182,198
- Spending
- $174,963
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $68,000, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $102,994 spent. PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO WOMEN INVOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. WE PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND HEALING FOR THOSE WHO ARE SURVIVORS WHO NEED SUPPORT. DURING 2023, WE PROVIDED MEALS, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, COUNSELING AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO WOMEN ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 June 2023.
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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