2024-08-15T13:06:49-05:00 2023-09-30 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2022-10-01 711019574 DISTRICT ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOUSING INC DIST 2024623274 PO BOX 91730 WASHINGTON DC 20090 KOUBE NGAAJE PRESIDENT & CEO 2024623274 2024-08-13 1 0 JULIA L LAFFERTY P02288149 3019860600 2024-08-13 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KOUBE NGAAJE PO BOX 91730 WASHINGTON DC 20090 12116344 0 X WWW.DASHDC.ORG X 2006 DC PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 10 10 53 30 0 0 7724082 11981611 81292 81292 4201 42705 8535 10736 7818110 12116344 1483905 1394423 0 0 3151768 3862452 42000 98269 212635 2768562 2576221 7446235 7931365 371875 4184979 11744372 13305538 8944975 6321162 2799397 6984376 X DISTRICT ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOUSING, INC. (DASH) IS AN INNOVATOR IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LIVES ON THEIR OWN TERMS. 0 0 4995469 1153419 81292 SAFE HOUSING: DASH PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF EMERGENCY-TO-TRANSITIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL-TO-PERMANENT SAFE HOUSING PROGRAMS, FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. OUR THREE LARGEST HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR CORNERSTONE PROGRAM, EMPOWERMENT PROJECT, AND RIGHT TO DREAM PROGRAM. COLLECTIVELY IN FY23, THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED 98 ADULTS AND 104 CHILDREN, PROVIDING HOUSING AND TRAUMA-INFORMED WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO HELP THEM REBUILD THEIR LIVES ON THEIR OWN TERMS. 659334 241004 0 HOUSING RESOURCE PROGRAM: DASH OPERATES A HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER THAT IS THE HUB OF ACCESS TO OUR SAFE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. DASH'S DEDICATED INTAKE TEAM CONDUCTS NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, SUPPORTS SAFETY PLANNING, PROVIDES REFERRALS AND RESOURCES, AND ADMINISTERS DASH'S SAFE NIGHTS FUND AND SURVIVOR RESILIENCE FUND. DASH ALSO HAS CO-LOCATED STAFF AT THE VIRIGINIA WILLIAMS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (VWFRC) - THE ENTRY POINT FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS - TO HELP KEEP SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOUSED. IN FY23, DASH PROVIDED ADVOCACY, SAFETY PLANNING SUPPORT, AND HOUSING RESOURCES TO 986 SURVIVORS THROUGH VWFRC; 164 SAFE NIGHTS TO 24 ADULTS AND 17 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR SAFE NIGHTS FUND; AND 55 SURVIVORS FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR SURVIVOR RESILIENCE FUND TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SAFETY AND ADDRESS NEEDS THAT MIGHT THREATEN THEIR PERMANENT HOUSING. 362250 0 0 OTHER PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES: DASH'S OTHER PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES INCLUDE THE DATA, IMPACT, SYSTEMS & COACHING (DISC) TEAM THAT SUPPORTS DASH'S DATA ECOSYSTEM, PROGRAM SYSTEMS, AND EVALUATION. DISC STRENGTHENS DATA CAPTURE AND REPORTING, BUILDS ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAPACITY, AND STRENGTHENS TRAUMA-INFORMED COACHING AND ADVOCACY SKILLS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH DASH ACADEMY, DASH'S SIGNATURE IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM. UNDER DISC, DASH STAFF ALSO BUILD SAFE HOUSING CAPACITY IN THE DISTRICT BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 6017053 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 88 0 1 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD VA X X KOUBE NGAAJE 2024623274 PO BOX 91730 WASHINGTON DC 20090 KATHERINE FEENEY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMON WILKES VICE CHAIR & TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH SKOROCHOD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTI DEBOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY BAQUIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AJ DHALIWAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON DITTRICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA GIBSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL SCHILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE SIMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY DAVIS ESQ BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL DEC 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA F LAEMMLE-WEIDENFELD BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL DEC 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 D SHONTRESE SMITH BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL SEPT 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOUBE NGAAJE PRESIDENT & CEO 55.00 X 225701 0 12832 PIERRE BERASTAIN CHIEF STRATEGY & OPS OFFICER 40.00 X 186571 0 11340 MEGHAN MCDONOUGH CHIEF DEVELOPMENT & COMM OFFICER 50.00 X 154623 0 10407 SHANI SIMMONS CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER 50.00 X 148400 0 13155 KANDICE LOUIS SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS 43.00 X 101011 0 8039 YEABSIRA MEHARI SENIOR DIRECTOR, DISC 45.00 X 100609 0 8616 916915 0 64389 6 0 1 0 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 1500 WALNUT ST STE 1200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING 401321 CAREERS IN NONPROFITS 1001 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 314 WASHINGTON DC 20036 OUSOURCED HR & RECRUITMENT 145793 SAMSON PROTECTION SERVICES 4582 BEECH RD MARLOW HEIGHTS MD 20748 SECURITY 114162 3 6099677 5881934 23654 11981611 FORGIVENESS OF LOAN 624200 81292 81292 81292 42705 42705 MISCELLANEOUS 624200 10736 10736 10736 12116344 92028 0 42705 1394423 1394423 243696 87372 141459 14865 2919170 2058109 833701 27360 29839 19151 10413 275 546079 350489 190565 5025 123668 79374 43156 1138 304216 132463 154613 17140 53692 15479 23890 14323 434989 322242 106873 5874 98269 98269 73690 40173 30422 3095 151256 98960 32005 20291 34499 26693 7193 613 526322 524771 256 1295 11175 7652 2445 1078 225733 184231 41470 32 384246 357223 27023 70032 62324 7576 132 OTHER EXPENSES 137725 91849 44046 1830 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 126462 126462 TAXES & FEES 42184 37613 4571 7931365 6017053 1701677 212635 282407 369987 311775 2407493 1464885 847935 86417 122526 13154214 3820355 9593349 9333859 5539 223738 11744372 13305538 923433 729294 30288 50872 7991254 5307188 0 233808 8944975 6321162 X 1647421 3874443 1151976 3109933 2799397 6984376 11744372 13305538 4184979 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 6402435 4454250 5082037 7724082 11981611 35644415 6402435 4454250 5082037 7724082 11981611 35644415 6069034 29575381 26465 19233 6573 4201 42705 99177 4115 3019 4129 8535 10736 30534 35774126 598808 0.82670 0.92460 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 4,115. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 3,019. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,129. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 8,535. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 10,736. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1299499 1299499 8953969 2934059 6019910 2378426 482949 1895477 522320 403347 118973 9333859 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 174703 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 59105 233808 X 12909773 793429 793429 12116344 0 12116344 8724794 793429 793429 7931365 0 7931365 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINED OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS OR PENDING. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, IF ANY, IN INTEREST OR INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. PART X, LINE 2: DASH PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X X X X 0 SPARK POINT FUNDRAISING ONE THOMAS CIR NW STE 300 COLUMBIA MD 21046 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 0 0 68500 68500 ENGLISH HUDOSN LLC 2382 GENERATION DR RESTON VA 20191 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 0 0 13500 13500 THE ENGAGE GROUP 7160 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR STE 300 COLUMBIA MD 21046 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 0 0 10919 10919 92919 92919 DC MD VA 1 SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE 96 241003 0 FMV PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE 202 1106476 19479 FMV CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD GOODS PROGRAM AND PROJECT PARTNERS 3 27465 0 FMV PART I, LINE 2: ALL FUNDS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO PROCESSING AND ARE MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED ON BUDGETED AND ACTUAL FIGURES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KOUBE NGAAJE PRESIDENT & CEO 225701 0 0 0 0 0 6870 0 5962 0 238533 0 0 0 PIERRE BERASTAIN CHIEF STRATEGY & OPS OFFICER 178485 0 0 0 8086 0 5711 0 5629 0 197911 0 0 0 MEGHAN MCDONOUGH CHIEF DEVELOPMENT & COMM OFFICER 154623 0 0 0 0 0 4641 0 5766 0 165030 0 0 0 SHANI SIMMONS CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER 148400 0 0 0 0 0 4641 0 8514 0 161555 0 0 0 X 23654 PURCHASE PRICE 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 32B: DASH HAS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY IN PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARED THE FORM 990. A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 WAS FIRST REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FORM 990. LASTLY, A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER DASH CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS, A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO, INCLUDING RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT BASED ON THAT REVIEW AND A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE NONPROFIT COMPENSATION AND STAFFING REPORTS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO THE WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA. THE BOARD ESTABLISHES THE FINAL COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. ALL OTHER SALARIES ARE SET BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. SALARY DECISIONS ARE INFORMED BY A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE NONPROFIT COMPENSATION AND STAFFING REPORTS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DASH MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: DASH HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. DASH PROPERTIES LLC PO BOX 91730 WASHINGTON DC 20090 562660628 HOLD AND MANAGE PROPERTY DC 3125009 11615500 DISTRICT ALIENCE FOR SAFE HOUSING INC