Womens Crisis Support Team
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE WOMEN'S CRISIS SUPPORT TEAM IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND SAFE SHELTER.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $911,272
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 11.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 65%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $80,915, executive director
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $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
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 (1)
- $638,089 spent. WOMEN'S CRISIS SUPPORT TEAM'S (WCST) PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER, HOTLINE AND CRISIS COUNSELING TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES AT RISK FOR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES FLEEING INTOLERABLE SITUATIONS. WCST IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENDING THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY THROUGH INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND SAFE SHELTER. WCST WAS FORMED IN 1977 AS THE WOMEN'S COALITION OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND OPERATED ENTIRELY AS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND HOT LINE FOR RAPE VICTIMS. IN 1980 THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME, EXPANDED ITS SCOPE, AND INCORPORATED AS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO THE STRUGGLE AGAINST BOTH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. WCST HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST ACTIVE, RECOGNIZED, AND RESPECTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ONE THING WILL NEVER CHANGE; WCST'S COMMITMENT TO HELPING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TO MITIGATING THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIETAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY VIOLENCE IN THE HOME. THE WOMEN'S CRISIS SUPPORT TEAM HAS BECOME A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN IMPLEMENTING PRIMARY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULA IN GRANTS PASS AREA SCHOOLS AND IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. PRIMARY PREVENTION INVOLVES EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF VIOLENT ACTS AMONG A POPULATION BEFORE IT OCCURS. OUR STRATEGIES INTRODUCE NEW VALUES, THINKING PROCESSES, AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS TO PARTICULAR POPULATION GROUPS THAT ARE IMCOMPATIBLE WITH VIOLENCE AND THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY, NON VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS.WHILE QUANTIFYING THE SUCCESS OF WCST'S PARTICULAR PREVENTION STRATEGIES REMAINS DIFFICULT, WE HAVE BEEN FULLY RECOGNIZED BY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ALIKE AS A SIGNIFICANT ASSET TO THE COLLECTIVE GRANTS PASS COMMUNITY EFFORT TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE WCST PREVENTION PROGRAM HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING AN AMERICORPS VOLUNTEER TO THE GRANTS PASS COMMUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS TO END VIOLENCE AND BUILD COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER 1998, WITH STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WE OPENED A SAFE SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN GRANTS PASS. WCST OPERATES TALSUNNE HOUSE, A 15 BED SAFE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THIS IS THE ONLY SHELTER PROGRAM CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY. DURING THE LAST 18 YEARS, WE KEPT OVER 4,000 WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAFE FROM HARM.
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 November 1980.
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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