WOMENS CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
WOMENS CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT (EIN 27-3205476)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-12
IRS object ID
202022869349300732
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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CityOMAHACityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name ControlWOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4023456555PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityOMAHACityNm
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PersonAMY HOLMESPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
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Legal Domicile StateNELegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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PersonPAMELA PHILLIPPEPersonNm
Phone4023456555PhoneNum

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CityOMAHACityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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ANNETTE DEVINE
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE MORGAN
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ELLEN HOUSTON
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SHANNON HITE
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RICK ANDERSON
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LEIGH BERTHOLF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA BRANDL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE HUDSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN JOSLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELETTE MARENGO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL MCCLURE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ESTHER MEJIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANY O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHIREEEN RAJARAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL ROGERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANYA SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY JANE TRITSCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRETCHEN TWOHIG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA PHILLIPPE
CFO40.00Yes (X)$106,814$0$19,327
AMY RICHARDSON
CEO40.00Yes (X)$179,202$0$35,686
MATT HOPPE
DIRECTOR OF40.00Yes (X)$91,746$0$27,793
AMY HOLMES
PROGRAM ADMI40.00Yes (X)$97,574$0$12,161
JOHANNA JONES
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$4,932RealAmt

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Real$4,932RealAmt

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Securities$1,459,250SecuritiesAmt
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Securities$1,285,925SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$173,325SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$195,855ProgramServicesAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$2,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,103FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$3,097FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$113,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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TELEPHONE$49,469$37,788$7,170$4,511
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MAIN$27,976$21,370$4,055$2,551

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$642,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$422,934FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$101,071BOYAmt
EOY$74,344EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,154,611BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,488EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$609,538BOYAmt
EOY$671,023EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,923BOYAmt
EOY$23,704EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,501BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,328,653LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,892,906BOYAmt
EOY$7,600,141EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,138,235BOYAmt
EOY$3,724,952EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,961,785BOYAmt
EOY$13,602,683EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$218,098BOYAmt
EOY$241,082EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,494BOYAmt
EOY$5,215EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,716BOYAmt
EOY$208,993EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,308BOYAmt
EOY$455,290EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,659,288BOYAmt
EOY$11,219,699EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,807,189BOYAmt
EOY$1,927,694EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,147,393EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,602,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$588,153ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$269,069NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,330,160CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,937,923CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,334,653CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,091,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,998,072CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,692,688TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,330,160CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,937,923CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,334,653CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,091,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,998,072CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,692,688TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$15,692,688PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,498CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,281CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,697CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$252,037TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$413,231CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$362,267CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$335,356CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$316,512CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,427,366TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,372,091TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,493,726GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSPECIAL EVENTS 1,240,978 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 22,432 CONTRACTED SERVICES 159,024 RENTAL INCOME 4,932ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,230,972FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,230,972FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$411,549FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$102,887FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$392,979CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$411,549CurrentYearAmt
Total$804,528TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,206,792LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$98,245CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$102,887CurrentYearAmt
Total$201,132TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$301,698GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation2018 IS THE FIRST YEAR WCA IS ENGAGING IN LOBBYING EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,138,235BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$597,305InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,588OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,724,952EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,327,042BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$173,203InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$15,604OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,138,235EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,943,718BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$394,334InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,010OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,327,042EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,691,257BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$257,775InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,314OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,943,718EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,775,841BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$83,447InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,137OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,691,257EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.81190BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.18810PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$162,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$162,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,075,620OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$393,018DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,682,602BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,091,033OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$335,494DepreciationAmt
Book Value$755,539BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,600,141TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
US EQUITIES$1,574,328F
FIXED INCOME$1,408,862F
INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES$741,762F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,724,952TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOMPENSATED ABSENCESDesc
Amt$208,993Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$208,993TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,921,980TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$269,069NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$10,092OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$279,161RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,642,819RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,642,819TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,241,064TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$10,092OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$10,092ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,230,972ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,230,972TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XWCA HAS IMPLEMENTED AN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES POLICY. THE POLICY CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ENTERPRISE. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED IF THERE WERE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THERE WERE NONE TO RECOGNIZE OR DISCLOSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DRECLASS OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 10,092
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DRECLASS OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 10,092

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TGIFEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$206,753GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$206,753GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$3,166NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$17,234FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$226EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$23,406OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2TRIBUTE TO WOMEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$132,060GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$132,060GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,231NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$610RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$24,257FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$6,251EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$22,722OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$338,813GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$338,813GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,397NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,610RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$41,491FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,477EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$46,128OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$102,103DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$236,710NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY RICHARDSONPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$179,202BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,187DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$20,499NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$214,888TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE WCA IS A LEADER IN OMAHA WORKING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND THE CRITICAL NEEDS RESULTING FROM VIOLENCE. THE WCA PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES SUCH AS A CITYWIDE HOTLINE, ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT (ADVOCACY), FREE LEGAL SERVICES, THERAPY AND THERAPIST-LED SUPPORT GROUPS. THE WCA HAS A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO INTERVENE AND SERVE WOMEN AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE. BECAUSE LIFE CHANGES, WHETHER IT IS TRYING TO ESCAPE AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, A DIVORCE, RECENTLY WIDOWED, OR NEEDING TO GET BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE, THE WCA ASSISTS WOMEN ON THEIR JOURNEY OF ACHIEVING PERSONAL WELL-BEING. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF THEIR IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND ASSIST THEM IN MAKING PERMANENT CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES. HELPING THEM STAY SAFE AND GROW STRONG.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DOES A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND THEN IT IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR A FINAL REVIEW BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE POLICY IS MONITORED BY AN EXECUTIVE STAFF.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE GOVERNING BODY PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE CEO COMPENSATION AND PROVIDES AN EVALUATION OF THE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. THE GOVERNING BODY WILL ALSO, AT THEIR DISCRETION, REVIEW AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF MARKET DATA TO APPROPRIATELY SET THE CEO COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS-OF-INTERESTS POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH PUBLIC REVIEW UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN BUSINESS OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE FULFILLED PER INDIVIDUAL REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9RECLASS OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 10,092 RECLASS OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE -10,092

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Explanation2018 IS THE FIRST YEAR WCA IS ENGAGING IN LOBBYING EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

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