Better Business Bureau Report for
Women's Safe House

Better Business Bureau Report issued January 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires January 2013


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Women's Safe House
Address:
P.O. Box 63010
  St. Louis, MO 63163
Phone: 314-772-4535
Web Address: www.TWSH.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:St. Louis Abused Women's Support Project

Year, State Incorporated: 1977, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "exists to provide safe shelter and support services to battered women and their battered children and to empower women to make informed decisions about their futures."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Women's Safe House (WSH) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The Women's Safe House is a 50-bed emergency domestic violence shelter for women and their dependent children up to age 18. It has a crisis hotline. Services for women and children in shelter include structured children's programming, case management/advocacy, an on-site Therapist and Nurse and transportation & emergency assistance. While in shelter personal needs are addressed and three meals and 2 snacks are provided daily as well as providing all personal hygiene products. There is an on site laundry.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, WSH's program expenses were:

  
Residential Service 549,816
Hotline 141,201
Children's Services 136,549
Outreach 121,218
Volunteer Program 47,794
Education 31,055
Total Program Expenses: $1,027,633
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Sylvia J. Jackson, Executive Director
Compensation*: 

Chair of the Board: Janet Horlacher
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President, Janet McAfee Inc.

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 25

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, individual solicitations
Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,234,761, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on WSH's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Governmental Support 611,299
Net Assets released 280,095
General Contributions 239,021
Special Events 104,346
Miscellaneous 871
Interest & Dividends 81
Loss on investments -84
Total Income $1,235,629


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income $1,235,629
Program expenses $1,027,633
Fund raising expenses 142,170
Administrative expenses 57,911
Total expenses $1,227,714
Income in Excess of Expenses 7,915
Beginning net assets 1,118,241
Ending net assets 1,147,822
Total liabilities 204,011
Total assets $1,351,833


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