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YWCA OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
TUCSON, AZ · EIN 860098937 · Form 990 · FY2021 · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.ywcatucson.org
revenue
$925K
expenses
$1.3M
net assets
$2.8M
employees
15
volunteers
100
program ratio
71%
mission · from form 990

THE YWCA IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

profile · synthesized from sources

YWCA of Southern Arizona is a nonprofit organization focused on eliminating racism and empowering women through various community programs and advocacy initiatives. Operating primarily in Tucson, Arizona, it addresses issues of racial and gender equity, economic justice, and community engagement. The organization has been active since 1917 and continues to adapt its services to meet the needs of marginalized populations.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $221K
    LATINA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ENCOMPASSES PROGRAMMING SUCH AT THE PROMOTORAS, LAS COMADRITAS, YWORKS, MI CARRERA, MI VIDA, AND ESL/GED.
  2. #2 $264K
    TEEN COURT IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE YOUTH TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Pima County Teen Court
A youth-led diversion and restorative justice program where teens participate in the legal process as jurors and attorneys for their peers.
Project Period
Provides free menstrual hygiene products to individuals in need and advocates for policy changes to improve access to these products.
Racial Justice Mini Grants
Provides funding to grassroots organizations working to advance racial equity and justice in Pima County.
SNAP CAN
Community-based program offering employment readiness and training for individuals receiving SNAP benefits.
Your Sister's Closet
Offers clothing, shoes, and personal hygiene supplies to women and girls in need, helping them prepare for employment and other life situations.
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Racial Justice Capacity Building 9 activities
    • Racial Equity Advisory and Grantmaking
      Launched the Racial Equity Cohort Justice Panel (RERoot Panel) with recommending authority in the Pima County Racial Equity Cohort and provided Racial Justice Mini Grants to grassroots organizations advancing racial equity and justice in Pima County.
    • Racial Equity Cohort Justice Panel
      Launched the Racial Equity Cohort Justice Panel (RERoot Panel), an advisory panel with recommending authority within the Pima County Racial Equity Cohort.
    • Racial Justice Mini Grants
      Provides grants to grassroots organizations in Pima County to advance racial equity and justice and transform systems supporting racist norms.
    • Racial Justice Mini Grants
      Provides Racial Justice Mini Grants to grassroots organizations in Pima County to advance racial equity and justice and transform systems supporting racist norms.
    • Racial Justice Mini Grants
      Provides Racial Justice Mini Grants to grassroots organizations in Pima County that are working to advance racial equity and justice and transform systems supporting racist norms.
    • Racial Justice and Gender Equity Initiatives
      Operates the Dr. Laura Banks-Reed Center for Gender and Racial Equity, which includes the Racial Equity Cohort Justice Panel (RERoot Panel) that advises the Pima County Racial Equity Cohort. The organization also conducts an annual 21-Day Racial Justice Challenge.
    • Racial and Gender Equity Advocacy and Education
      Launched the Dr. Laura Banks-Reed Center for Gender and Racial Equity, expanding its Racial Justice Center, and conducts an annual 21-Day Racial Justice Challenge providing daily educational content on racial justice topics.
    • Racial and Gender Equity Initiatives
      Launched the Racial Equity Cohort Justice Panel (RERoot Panel) to advise the Pima County Racial Equity Cohort and established the Dr. Laura Banks-Reed Center for Gender and Racial Equity in 2024. The organization also conducts an annual 21-Day Racial Justice Challenge, providing daily educational content on racial justice topics.
    • Racial and Gender Equity Initiatives
      Launched the Dr. Laura Banks-Reed Center for Gender and Racial Equity in 2024, expanding the Racial Justice Center to include gender equity; conducts the annual 21-Day Racial Justice Challenge with daily educational content on racial justice topics.
  • Job Readiness Training 6 activities
    • S.T.R.I.V.E. Program
      Provides free enrollment in the S.T.R.I.V.E. program, which offers job-readiness coaching and support services.
    • S.T.R.I.V.E. Program
      Provides free enrollment in the S.T.R.I.V.E. program.
    • Workforce Development Program
      Provides job-readiness support through one-on-one coaching, resume writing assistance, interview preparation, job search activities, and access to a weekly computer lab and monthly career skill classes at the Workforce Development Computer Lab.
    • Workforce Development and Job Readiness
      Provides comprehensive job readiness support including one-on-one coaching, resume and cover letter writing assistance, interview preparation, job search assistance, and online application support through a dedicated computer lab and monthly career skill classes.
    • Workforce Development and Job Readiness Program
      Operates a Workforce Development Computer Lab and provides weekly in-person assistance for resume and cover letter writing, interview practice, job searches, and online job applications. The S.T.R.I.V.E. program offers free enrollment, one-on-one job-readiness coaching, and monthly career skill classes, along with support services like emergency assistance and job-specific clothing.
    • Workforce Development and Job Readiness Program
      Provides comprehensive job readiness support, including one-on-one coaching, resume and cover letter writing assistance, interview preparation, job search activities, and access to a computer lab and career skill classes. The program also offers support services like emergency assistance and job-specific clothing.
  • Youth Diversion and Restorative Justice Programs 4 activities
    • Pima County Teen Court
      Operates a youth-led diversion and restorative justice program where teens serve as jurors, attorneys, bailiffs, and clerks for peers who have admitted guilt for an arrestable offense.
    • Pima County Teen Court
      Operates a youth-led diversion and restorative justice program where teens serve in judicial roles for peers who have admitted guilt to an arrestable offense.
    • Pima County Teen Court Program
      Operates the Pima County Teen Court, a youth-led diversion and restorative justice program where teens serve as jurors, attorneys, bailiffs, and clerks for peers who have admitted guilt for an arrestable offense.
    • Youth Diversion and Restorative Justice (Pima County Teen Court)
      Operates the Pima County Teen Court, a youth-led diversion and restorative justice program where teens serve in various roles for peers who have admitted guilt for arrestable offenses.
  • Youth Mentoring Center Operations 3 activities
    • Community Center Operations
      Operates the Frances McClelland Community Center, which serves as a venue for community, educational, and business groups, and the House of Neighborly Service campus in South Tucson, hosting bilingual programs in English and Spanish.
    • Community Center Operations
      Operates the Frances McClelland Community Center and the House of Neighborly Service campus in South Tucson, providing venues for community, educational, and business groups, and hosting bilingual programs.
    • Facility Rental and Community Space Management
      Operates the Frances McClelland Community Center and the House of Neighborly Service campus in South Tucson, providing rental spaces for events, meetings, and celebrations to community organizations, corporations, governmental groups, and individuals; the South Tucson campus hosts bilingual programs in English and Spanish.
  • Professional Attire for Employment 3 activities
    • Emergency Support Services
      Offers access to support services such as emergency assistance and job-specific clothing, including a program called "Your Sister's Closet" that provides clothing assistance through one-hour appointments.
    • Your Sister's Closet
      Operates a clothing assistance program at 525 N. Bonita Avenue, Tucson, offering one-hour appointments for individuals to receive clothing and access support services such as emergency assistance and job-specific attire.
    • Your Sister's Closet
      Operates a program that provides clothing assistance to individuals through one-hour appointments, offering job-specific clothing and other apparel.
  • Community Resource Referral & Navigation 2 activities
    • Case Management
      Provides follow-up case management to connect individuals with additional services and programs.
    • Follow-up Case Management
      Provides follow-up case management to connect individuals with additional services and programs.
  • Community Facility Rental Services 1 activity
    • Facility Rental Services
      Offers facility rental spaces for events, meetings, and celebrations to community organizations, corporations, governmental groups, and individuals.
  • SNAP Enrollment Assistance 1 activity
    • SNAP CAN Program
      Offers the SNAP CAN program, a community-based initiative providing support services and case management to connect individuals with additional resources.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Clothing and Menstrual Product Distribution
      Operates "Your Sister's Closet" at its Tucson location, providing clothing assistance through one-hour appointments and follow-up case management. Additionally, through Project Period, it collects and distributes tampons, sanitary pads, and reusable menstrual cups to women, girls, and transgender people via Your Sister's Closet and 11 partner agencies across Tucson.
    • Menstrual Product Distribution (Project Period)
      Operates Project Period, an ongoing drive to collect and distribute tampons, sanitary pads, and reusable menstrual cups to women, girls, and transgender people through "Your Sister's Closet" and 11 partner agencies across Tucson.
    • Project Period
      Runs an ongoing menstrual product drive that collects and distributes tampons, sanitary pads, and reusable menstrual cups through Your Sister's Closet and 11 partner agencies across Tucson to women, girls, and transgender people.
    • Project Period
      Conducts an ongoing drive to collect and distribute tampons, sanitary pads, and reusable menstrual cups to women, girls, and transgender people through Your Sister's Closet and 11 partner agencies across Tucson.
    • SNAP CAN Program
      Offers the SNAP CAN program, a community-based initiative.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$925K
Contributions & grants$870K94%
Program service revenue$46K5%
Investment income$4K0%
Other revenue$4K
expenses
Total expenses$1.26M
Program expenses71%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising14%
Salaries & benefits$668K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.78M
Cash$936K
Investments$177K
Liabilities$955K
Net assets$2.82M
Liquid reserves10.6 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue -91.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MAGDALENA VERDUGO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40 $131K
VICENTE FUENTES DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40 $79K
board members · 14
  • ADELITA GRIJALVA — DIRECTOR
  • BETTY VILLEGAS — DIRECTOR
  • CAMILA MARTINS-BEKAT — DIRECTOR
  • CELIA ROBIDOUX — SECRETARY
  • CHRISTINE W YOUNG — DIRECTOR
  • INDIRA ARCE — DIRECTOR
  • IRENE OGATA — DIRECTOR
  • ISELA VILLANUEVA — DIRECTOR
  • JENNIFER O'NEILL — DIRECTOR
  • JENNY ROTHSCHILD — TREASURER
  • LAURA ALEXANDER — VICE PRESIDENT
  • LAURA GRONEWOLD — DIRECTOR
  • LAURA PADERES-OLDAKER — PRESIDENT
  • MELISSA HALL — DIRECTOR
relationships · 24

who they work with

  • Arizona Department of Economic Security Partner — Offers the SNAP CAN program through the Arizona Department of Economic Security; DES partners with community organizations to provide employment readiness and training programs.
  • Boys to Men Tucson, Inc. Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • CASITA Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • David & Lura Lovell Foundation Funder — Provided funding for the launch of the Dr. Laura Banks-Reed Center for Gender and Racial Equity.
  • Earnest House Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • Flowers & Bullets Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • Jewish Community Center Partner — Serves as a permanent collection site for menstrual supplies.
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Funder — Funds the racial equity work to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal legal system.
  • Kindred Connections Collective (KCC) Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • MacArthur Foundation Funder — Funds initiatives including community listening sessions, youth engagement, and Racial Justice Mini Grants through the Safety & Justice Challenge.
  • No Jail Deaths (NJD) Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • Pillars & Bridges Partner — Partners on the RERoot Cohort.
  • Pillars & Bridges Partner — Partners to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal legal system as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge’s Racial Equity Cohort.
  • Pima County Justice Services Partner — Partners on initiatives including community listening sessions, youth engagement, and the RERoot Cohort.
  • Pima County Justice Services Partner — Partners to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal legal system as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge’s Racial Equity Cohort.
  • Sun Tran Partner — Recommends Sun Tran Bus Route #3W or #21W for public transportation to its facility and directs visitors to SunTran.com for schedules.
  • The Sugar Hill Community Land Trust (SHCLT) Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • Tucson Bail Fund (TBF) Partner — Recipient of a Racial Justice Mini Grant.
  • US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) Funder — Federally funds the SNAP CAN program.
  • World YWCA Network — Part of the World YWCA, which works in over 125 countries.
  • YWCA Frances McClelland Community Center Partner — Serves as a permanent collection site for menstrual supplies.
  • YWCA Southern Arizona Partner — Local affiliate operating under the YWCA network
  • YWCA USA Network — Part of the YWCA USA network, which is a pioneer in race relations, labor union representation, and women's empowerment.
  • Your Sister’s Closet Partner — Distributes menstrual products and is supported by cash donations.