YWCA of San Gabriel Valley
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The YWCA San Gabriel Valley is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
- Income
- $12.5 million
- Spending
- $12.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- -2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 88%
- Employees
- 123
- Volunteers
- 137
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
Weak: 43 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 61% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 84 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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.
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 (5)
- $9.3 million spent. Case Management Services are available to both our Senior Services and Domestic Violence clients. For homebound seniors through our Telephone Reassurance process, calls were provided to 7,284 clients which included emotional support check-in calls to combat loneliness, promote a sense of security, and improve clients mental wellbeing. For survivors of domestic violence enrolled in both our residential and non-residential program, 478 participants received advocacy, counseling, homemaking and personal care support, assistance with securing medical equipment, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medi-Cal health benefits, or CalFresh food assistance support, subsidized housing support (based on availability), transportation, and utility payment assistance.See Schedule O for more detail. Elderly Nutrition Program within our Senior Services Department operated two food service programs during the period of 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024: (1) Congregate Meals or In-person Dining and (2) Home Delivered Meals. For the Congregate Meals there were 377,520 meals served at 21 cities and 389,374 frozen meals delivered directly to seniors at their home. Collectively, a total of 766,894 meals were served, less than the number of meals served in the prior year. While there was an overall decline in the total meals served, we were successfully able to retain clients after the COVID Emergency Order was lifted by incorporating a change in our service delivery model which included grab and go meals resulting in a 4% in Home Delivered Meals. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for seniors in the San Gabriel Valley by providing compassionate support that, in addition to nutritious meals, includes healthy aging and wellness programs plus opportunities for social connection, fostering independence, dignity, and overall well-being.Total Program Senior Services Expenses: $ 9,202,341
- $2.1 million spent. YWCA San Gabriel Valleys WINGS Domestic Violence and Prevention Services Programprovides services to domestic violence survivors and their children. Servicesinclude: emergency shelter, emergency food and clothing, case management, legaladvocacy, housing placement, outreach and education, and individual and groupcounseling. More than 2,000 clients were served with the goal of empowering,educating and supporting individuals to build a future free from violence. Theemergency shelter program is the second largest residential domestic violencefacility in Los Angeles County and promotes inclusivity, accepting all survivors ofdomestic violence, including men and members of the LGBTQ+ community.See Schedule O for further details. Domestic Violence Program provided the following services during the 7/1/23 to 6/30/24 fiscal year: served 213 Emergency Shelter clients; 34 Transitional housing clients and 61 clients who had housing needs. The program also provided 6,176 shelter bed nights; outreach to 276 Outreach clients; issued 75 temporary restraining orders; conducted 837 group counseling sessions; 4,758 individual adult counseling sessions and 215 individual children counseling sessions. There were 1,984 crisis helpline calls and 208 community presentations on DV Prevention which reached about 15,813 participants.Total Domestic Violence Services Expenses: $ 2,063,039
- $650,000 spent. Youth Program Serving young adults between the ages of 14-26, the program offers free specialized and age-appropriate supportive case management for the purpose of assisting with employment, education, life skills goals, and how to be peer social justice advocate. During the reporting period funding was secured to provide a mix of evidence-based, emerging, and promising practices promoting positive youth development, youth leadership and organizing efforts around anti-violence and peace promotion. The goal was to empower growth, provide mental health workshops, trauma-informed care webinars, financial literacy education, 40- Hour DV Advocacy Training, Mental Health First Aid Training, Pathways to Empowerment Program, and QPR Suicide Prevention Training. There were 329 individuals who participated in the Youth Services Program with 109 falling between the ages of 17 years and younger, 34 between the ages of 18-29 and 23 who declined to report their age. A second accomplishment during the year was a partnership with IGT Global, a gaming company which provided software, hardware and furnishing for a state of the art computer lab. Working with volunteer IT professionals and software programmers, the center, while focused initially towards youth is available to community residents of all ages. Additionally, the RSJ Taskforce grew to twelve (12) members, helping to initiate the first RSJ Multicultural Fair for the community, which brought out over 500 attendees. Externally, the agency collaborated with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) offering knowledge and resources on social justice for families impacted by the juvenile justice system, facilitating space for 18 parents to learn about systemic advocacy and racial and social justice. Additionally, as the Backbone agency for the San Gabriel Valley African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Community Action Team (SGV AAIMM CAT), YWCA-SGV has partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and community members to uplift racial and health equity, producing 32 workgroup members and 60 community action team participants. These workgroups and community action team helped reach 27 pregnant moms and 130 event attendees, sharing information on health equity, racial equity, birth equity, in addition to providing maternity items (e.g. diapers, wipes, car seats, strollers, breast pumps, formula, baby clothes, etc.). Lastly, to help address civil rights issues on college campuses, the YWCA-SGV has worked with the Claremont Colleges and their Title IX offices, training 7 student advocates, 150 athletes, in addition to delivering 18 individual education meetings to students identified as perpetrators of sexual misconduct. Total Program Service Expenses: $360,768
- $375,000 spent. The Racial and Social Justice Program - The YWCA San Gabriel Valley (YWCA-SGV) has continued the mission to eliminate racism through internal and external efforts centered on racial and social justice (RSJ), equity, social change, and systems change. Internally, this initiative has produced nine (9) RSJ staff sessions, where staff members engaged with information on social determinants of health, empathy, compassion, and ways to interject this content into service delivery. There was also an all-staff training, with two national trainers facilitating a full-day training entitled Reshaping our Social Conditioning in Community. Both the RSJ staff sessions and all-staff training had 80% participation from the approximate 100 staff members. See Schedule O for further details.
- $150,094 spent. We Empowerment Center is a dynamic community resource hub, providing an array of services and resources in multiple languages (i.e., English, Spanish, and Mandarin) and to various age groups, including youths, teens, adults, and seniors. The program offered skills and workforce development services along wot community events, health education and wellness activities while celebrating cultural diversity. Approximately 1,540 individual participated in various events which included an Hispanic Heritage event in September 2023 that hosted 295 attendees and 15 community partners. Another examples was a Multicultural Fair in May 2024 where 440 people attended along with 28 vendors. The goal of the WE Empowerment Center is to empower individuals and ignite a positive transformation within our community.
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 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 October 13, 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 June 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 September 1942.
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 October 21, 2026.
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