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Name:	WOMAN, Inc.
Address:	1919 Decatur
	Houston, TX 77007
Phone:	713-869-9727
Web Address:	www.womaninc.us
Also known as: Women Opting for More Affordable Housing Now, Inc.

WOMAN, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Housing Program Self-sufficiency is an important component of the long-term transitional and permanent housing programs. Participants are individually assessed. Residents are required to have an income and they are responsible for paying their affordable rent and child care once stable. Through the case management program, residents will establish short-term and long-term goals. In addition, self-sufficiency will be nurtured by creating a Resident Management Organization that will be developed to allow resident involvement in the decision making of the program. Their main objectives is to assist residents in identifying barriers to acquiring higher wage paying jobs and improve participation in educational and job skills enhancement programs. The overall program goals consist of residential stability, increased skills or income and greater self-determination. Support Services In an effort to help empower families reach self-sufficiency, WOMAN, Inc. sites will provide case management counseling, child care assistance, rental assistance, parenting skills’ training, life skills’ management, nutrition and medical intervention, job skills’ improvement, and advocacy. The residents will be expected to save a portion of their monthly income and participate in the IDA program as well as set a goal of financial independence.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, WOMAN, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Galveston project	255,402
Program Services	125,216
Total Program Expenses:	$380,618

Chief Executive : Michaelle Wormly, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$79,697

Chair of the Board: Linda McAdams
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice-President, Sterling Bank (now Comerica)

Co-Chair of the Board : Diane Savage

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President/CEO, Bay Area Turning Point

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 1

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

grant proposals

Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $132,344, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on WOMAN, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Rental income	124,406
Government Grants	104,168
Contributions	23,976
In-kind contributions	4,200
Interest income	389
Other income	142
Total Income	$257,281

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 96%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 1%

Total income				$257,281
	Program expenses			$380,618
	Fund raising expenses			11,608
	Administrative expenses			3,868
Total expenses				$396,094
Expenses in Excess of Income				(138,813)
Beginning net assets				1,037,537
Other Changes in Net Assets				138,813
Ending net assets				898,724
Total liabilities				935,197
Total assets				$1,833,921