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Abby's House

The largest provider of affordable, supportive housing in Worcester designed to meet the needs of women and children.

four stars

94.94

52 High Street Worcester, MA 01609
tel: (508) 756-5486   Web Site
EIN: 04-2648411

Board Leadership
Ashley Brandin
President

CEO
Stephanie Page
Executive Director

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 94.94 four stars
  Financial 92.85 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 100.00 four stars
This rating was published 04/01/2021 and includes data from FY2019, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc. (Abby's House) opened in 1976 as one of the first overnight emergency shelters for women -- with or without children -- in the U.S. Since 1976, Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc. (Abby's House) has provided more than 14,000 homeless women and children with a safe place to stay, regroup, and rebuild. With 79 units, Abby's House is the largest provider of affordable, supportive housing in Worcester designed to meet the needs of women and children. Abby's House is committed to ending homelessness.

Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc. (Abby's House) opened in 1976 as one of the first overnight emergency shelters for women -- with or without children -- in the U.S. Since 1976, Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc. (Abby's House) has provided more than 14,000 homeless women and children with a safe place to stay, regroup, and rebuild. With 79 units, Abby's House is the largest provider of affordable, supportive housing in Worcester designed to meet the needs of women and children. Abby's House is committed to ending homelessness.

Learn more about how we calculate the overall score and rating.

Financial

four stars

92.85

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

100.00

This rating was published 04/01/2021 and includes data from FY2019, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 82.9%
  Administrative Expenses 8.5%
  Fundraising Expenses 8.5%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.07
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 4.34
  Program Expenses Growth 5.9%
  Liabilities to Assets 5.4%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Abby's House on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Abby's House on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Abby's House (MA) 94.94 four stars
The Women's Center, Wisconsin (WI) 89.39 three stars
Safe Connections (MO) 88.03 three stars
Human Options (CA) 97.07 four stars
Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County (TX) 92.02 four stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $1,358,482
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $90,819
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $0
Total Contributions $1,449,301
   Program Service Revenue $721,546
Total Primary Revenue $2,170,847
   Other Revenue $119,803
TOTAL REVENUE $2,290,650
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $1,384,251
   Administrative Expenses $135,418
   Fundraising Expenses $135,298
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $1,654,967
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $635,683
   
Net Assets $6,673,738

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Due to an error on this organization's Form 990, we are unable to display program information.

Ratings History
Abby's House has received 4 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2019-12 04/01/2021 94.94 four stars
2018-12 11/01/2019 90.31 four stars
2017-12 06/01/2019 93.86 four stars
2017-12 03/01/2019 93.24 four stars
2016-12 11/01/2018 91.14 four stars
2016-12 03/01/2018 88.56 three stars
2015-12 12/01/2016 84.10 three stars
2014-12 06/01/2016 82.74 three stars
 
CN 2.0
2014-12 12/22/2015 78.83 two stars
2013-12 03/01/2015 78.82 two stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 04-2648411
Name in IRS Master File ABBY KELLEY FOSTER HOUSE INC
NTEE Code L41
NTEE Classification Homeless, Temporary Shelter For
NTEE Type Housing, Shelter
Classification Literary Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (408) Community service organization
(158) Rescue and emergency service
(429) Other inner city or community benefit activities
Foundation Status Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public   170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date September, 1978
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End December
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • December, 2017
  • December, 2016
  • December, 2015
  • December, 2014
  • December, 2013
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$81,837 4.94% Stephanie Page Executive Director

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Abby's House (MA) 94.94 four stars
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (Cast) (CA) 90.84 four stars
Connections for Abused Women and their Children (IL) 93.84 four stars
Sexual Assault Center (TN) 92.22 four stars
Safe Harbor (WI) 89.39 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Abby's House
52 High Street
Worcester, MA 01609
tel: (508) 756-5486
fax: (508) 798-3299
EIN: 04-2648411

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Board Leadership

Ashley Brandin
President

CEO

Stephanie Page
Executive Director

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