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Women's CARE Center

South Bend, IN · EIN 35-1609945 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Women's CARE Center reported $21.9 million in revenue and $19.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.66 went to program services, $7.49 to management and general costs and $7.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 86.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $144,535 (DESIGN DIREC). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 179% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.5%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
7.8%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.08$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
86.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
2.5%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$144,535$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.75%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
327
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1188.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$16M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $65,000

Provided prenatal counseling, ultrasounds, material assistance, and parenting & self-sufficiency education to women. In 2025, the center served 44,091 women in 39 centers in 12 states

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DESIGN DIREC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$133,482$0$11,053$144,535
VICE PRESIDE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,000$0$1,260$137,260
SENIOR OUTRE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$115,050$0$1,151$116,201
SECRETARY
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$93,000$0$830$93,830

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Women's CARE Center (Part VII, line 2).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$22M$19M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$22M$19M84.7%$34M$144,535
2024 ⓘ$20M$16M85.1%$32M$121,300
2023 ⓘ$17M$12M83.9%$27M$129,854
2022 ⓘ$15M$11M85.5%$22M$111,445
2021 ⓘ$14M$8.8M82.9%$17M$150,445
2020 ⓘ$10M$8.0M80.7%$12M$139,094
2019 ⓘ$7.9M$7.7M80.7%$9.9M—

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5351
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,050

Private foundation grants it received

14 private foundations reported grants to Women's CARE Center totaling $552K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Women's CARE Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Women's CARE Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Women's CARE Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Women's CARE Center reported that 84.7% of its $19.2 million in expenses went to program services, 7.5% to management and general and 7.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Women's CARE Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Women's CARE Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $144,535, for the role of DESIGN DIREC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Women's CARE Center get its money?

Of $21.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 86.0% came from contributions and grants (including 2.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Women's CARE Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 35-1609945 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642399349301149 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543189349308859 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349314602 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349300948 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349317547 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349314598 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349317052 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 35-1609945: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.