YWCA of Greater Portland
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.
- Income
- $6.1 million
- Spending
- $6.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 81%
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $94,666, interim ceo/ed through 07/2024
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: 58 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
0 of 252 of 2 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 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)
- $3.2 million spent. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES: YWCA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT 7 PROGRAMS VARYING FROM CRISIS ADVOCACY TO HOUSING ADVOCACY. WE SERVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND/OR SEX TRAFFICKING AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY'S CONTINUUM OF CARE, ADVOCATES ARE EMBEDDED IN PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEXES, HOMELESS CAMPS, THE GATEWAY CENTER, AND OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE, RESPONSIVE ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCACY AND HOUSING SERVICES. OUR NAVIGATORS ARE STATIONED AT THE GATEWAY CENTER TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESTRAINING ORDERS, RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS TO DSV PROGRAMS. (CONTINUTED ON SCH. O)OUR MOBILE CRISIS ADVOCATES MEET SURVIVORS WHERE THEY ARE AT TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO DSV PROGRAMS. OUR DIVERSION PROGRAM DIVERTS PRESSURE ON THE REGION'S EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM BY HELPING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN SAFE, STABLE HOUSING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE INREACH TEAMS ARE STATIONED AT SHELTERS, DAY SITES, AND ENCAMPMENTS SERVING HOMELESS SURVIVORS IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY WITH ADVOCACY AND HOUSING ACCESS. COMMUNITIES OF RESTORATION AND HEALING (CORH): YWCA'S SUPPORTIVE CORH HOUSING PROVIDES SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THE ABILITY TO LEASE EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE ROOMS AT THREE HOMES THROUGHOUT METRO PORTLAND FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED TO HEAL FROM TRAUMA AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM USES A SHARED HOUSING MODEL AND INCLUDES WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT, PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED PEER CASE MANAGERS, FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL CORH HOMES THAT WE OPERATE AS PART OF OUR HUD HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN TIL THEY ARE READY TO MOVE INTO THEIR OWN PERMANENT HOUSING UNIT. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED FOR UP TO 24MONTHS IN TOTAL. OUR FINAL HUD PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING TO SINGLE SURVIVORS FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS. IN TOTAL 1041 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND/OR SEX TRAFFICKING SERVED. 563 SURVIVORS WERE SUPPORTED WITH OBTAINING OR MAINTAINING HOUSING. YWCA THERAPY: YWCA'S LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND MSW INTERNS PROVIDE FREE THERAPY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN TOTAL 606 THERAPY SESSIONS PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS.
- $774,838 spent. SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO SENIORS, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIVES IN THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOMES. AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S AGE-FRIENDLY CITIES INITIATIVE, SENIORS CASE MANAGERS ARE CO-LOCATED AT THE EAST MULTNOMAH AGING, DISABILITY AND VETERANS SERVICES BUILDING AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILIES INCLUDING SUPPORT AND RESPITE FOR CAREGIVERS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, NAVIGATION OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS, COORDINATING UTILITY ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 1,000 SENIORS SERVED.
- $582,283 spent. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROJECT (FPP): THE FAMILY PRESERVATION PROJECT INTERRUPTS THE INTER-GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, POVERTY, AND ADDICTION BY USING A HOLISTIC, FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH TO WORK WITH OVER 200 INCARCERATED MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS EACH MONTH. FPP IS TYPICALLY ADMINISTERED ONSITE AT COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, OREGON'S ONLY WOMEN'S PRISON HOUSING WOMEN FROM ALL COUNTIES IN OREGON(CONTINUTED ON SCH. O)- FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDES INCARCERATED MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVING FAMILIES AN INTENSIVE COMBINATION OF GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS, THERAPEUTIC VISITS; WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION/FAMILY REINTEGRATION SUPPORT;- FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO INCARCERATED MOTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) CHILD WELFARE CASES; TO ENCOURAGE PARENT-CHILD VISITATION/TIME; TO ESTABLISH OR TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH CHILDREN VIA MAIL, PHONE CALLS, AND CONTACT VISITATION; TO SECURE NEEDED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN; AND ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS AND CAREGIVERS;- YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL PROVIDES LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED MOTHERS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS IN OREGON;- PEER WELLNESS SPECIALISTS PROVIDE RECENTLY RELEASED MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED AS PEER WELLNESS SPECIALISTS FOLLOWED BY AN INTERNSHIP WHERE THE PWS SUPPORT OTHER RECENTLY RELEASED WOMEN RE-ENTER THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES;OVER 200 INCARCERATED MOTHERS A MONTH, AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVED.
- $608,688 spent. SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION, DIALOGUE, TRAININGS, CONSULTING AND EVENTS TO FOSTER A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF RACISM, SEXISM, AND OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THESE ISSUES AND EQUIP INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO HELP BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD. THE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS COVER TOPICS SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OPPRESSION, BIAS, INTERRUPTING RACISM, DE-ESCALATION AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY. 6,404 HOURS OF TRAINING PROVIDED 133 WORKSHOPS. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: YWCA PROVIDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SMALL, MISSION-CONSISTENT INITIATIVES AND EMERGING NONPROFITS IN THE METRO REGION. THESE BIPOC-LED AND BIPOC-SERVING GROUPS SERVE A DIVERSE ARRAY OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ALL REVENUE AND EXPENSE OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS ARE INCLUDED WITH THE AGENCY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEES ARE BASED ON SERVICE REVENUE. 19 EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED.
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
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 June 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 July 1942.
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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