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Hope Womens Center Inc
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 860668354 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE P83 · Human Services · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.hopewomenscenter.org
revenue
$2.1M
expenses
$1.2M
net assets
$4.2M
employees
41
volunteers
1,094
program ratio
73%
mission · from form 990

Hope Women's Center is a non-profit organization that provides free life skills and faith based education, individual mentoring and support groups, material assistance, brief solutions focused counseling, pregnancy support, housing for pregnant or newly parenting women, and community referrals for the vulnerable women and teen girls and their families living in the East Valley, Coolidge, Phoenix, Maricopa, Camp Verde, and El Mirage communities.

profile · synthesized from sources

Hope Women's Center Inc is a faith-based, trauma-informed nonprofit organization that provides education, mentoring, and support to vulnerable women and teen girls facing crises. Operating across Arizona since 1984, the organization offers free services to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of its clients through various programs and mobile outreach.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Hope on the Road
A mobile program that delivers services and support to women across Arizona through partnerships with other nonprofits.
Job Training & Coaching
Provides job readiness training and coaching to help women secure employment.
Life Skills Classes
Offers education on essential life skills to empower women and teen girls.
Short Term Counseling
Offers brief counseling services to support emotional well-being.
ĒMA (Every Mother’s Advocate)
Provides stability and advocacy for moms in crisis, including parenting education, case management, and court advocacy.
activities · 10 groups

what they do

  • Domestic Violence Shelter & Support Services 7 activities
    • 24-Hour Hotline Access
      Provides access to 24-hour hotlines for domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, dating abuse, and suicide & crisis support.
    • 24-Hour Hotline Access
      Provides access to 24-hour hotlines for domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, dating abuse, and suicide & crisis support.
    • Community Referrals and Hotline Access
      Provides free community resource referrals and access to 24-hour hotlines for domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, dating abuse, and suicide & crisis support.
    • Crisis Hotline Access
      Provides access to 24-hour hotlines for domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, dating abuse, and suicide & crisis support.
    • Mobile Outreach Program
      Operates "Hope on the Road," a mobile outreach program that expands services to women in crisis across Arizona, including Northern Arizona, through partner sites and pop-up locations, delivering the ĒMA program and other Hope programs statewide.
    • Mobile Outreach Program
      Operates "Hope on the Road," a mobile outreach program that expands services to women in crisis across Arizona, including Northern Arizona, through partner sites and pop-up locations, delivering the ĒMA program and other Hope programs statewide.
    • Mobile Outreach Program
      Operates "Hope on the Road," a mobile outreach program that expands services to women in crisis across Arizona, including Northern Arizona, through partner sites and pop-up locations, delivering the ĒMA program and other Hope programs statewide.
  • On-Site Childcare for Parent Support Programs 5 activities
    • Childcare Services
      Provides free childcare for children aged 0-5 while mothers are onsite at the centers.
    • Childcare Services
      Provides free childcare for children aged 0-5 years while mothers are onsite at the centers.
    • Childcare Services
      Provides free childcare for children aged 0-5 while mothers are onsite utilizing the center's services.
    • Childcare Services
      Offers free childcare for children aged 0-5 years while mothers are onsite at the centers.
    • Childcare Services
      Provides free childcare for children aged 0-5 years while mothers are onsite at the centers.
  • Youth Resilience & Substance Use Prevention Education 5 activities
    • Substance Use Disorder Prevention
      Provides free substance use disorder prevention services and programs for youth and families.
    • Youth and Teen Programs
      Offers free programming specifically for teenagers and provides substance use disorder prevention services for youth and families.
    • Youth and Teen Programs
      Offers free programming specifically for teenagers, including substance use disorder prevention services for youth and families.
    • Youth and Teen Programs
      Provides free programming specifically for teenagers and offers substance use disorder prevention services for youth and families.
    • Youth and Teen Programs
      Offers free programming specifically for teenagers and provides substance use disorder prevention services for youth and families.
  • Pregnancy Confirmation Services 4 activities
    • Pregnancy and Prenatal Support
      Offers free pregnancy testing and prenatal classes to women.
    • Pregnancy and Prenatal Support
      Offers free pregnancy testing and prenatal classes.
    • Pregnancy and Prenatal Support
      Offers free pregnancy testing and prenatal classes to support women during pregnancy.
    • Pregnancy and Prenatal Support
      Offers free pregnancy testing and prenatal classes to women.
  • Women's Education & Career Advancement Support 3 activities
    • Job Training and Coaching
      Provides free job training and coaching to help women achieve self-sufficiency.
    • Job Training and Coaching
      Provides job training and coaching to help women gain employment and achieve self-sufficiency.
    • Job Training and Referrals
      Provides job coaching and training, along with free community resource referrals, to help women achieve self-sufficiency.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 3 activities
    • Material and Utility Assistance
      Distributes free food boxes, clothing, diapers, baby items, toiletries, and provides utility assistance to clients.
    • Material and Utility Assistance
      Distributes free food boxes, clothing, diapers, baby items, toiletries, and provides utility assistance to clients.
    • Material and Utility Assistance
      Distributes free food boxes, clothing, diapers, baby items, toiletries, and provides utility assistance to clients.
  • Transitional Housing for Recovery 3 activities
    • Operating Crisis Support Centers
      Operates 7 physical centers across Arizona in Apache Junction, Phoenix, Northern Arizona, Coolidge, Maricopa, South Phoenix, and the West Valley, providing a safe haven with secured entry for at-risk women and teen girls to stabilize and recover. These centers have served 2,526 women through over 46,000 classes.
    • Operating Crisis Support Centers
      Operates 7 physical centers across Arizona in Apache Junction, Phoenix, Northern Arizona, Coolidge, Maricopa, South Phoenix, and the West Valley, providing a safe haven with secured entry for at-risk women and teen girls to stabilize and recover. These centers have served 2,526 women through over 46,000 classes.
    • Operating Crisis Support Centers
      Operates 7 physical centers across Arizona in Apache Junction, Phoenix, Northern Arizona, Coolidge, Maricopa, South Phoenix, and the West Valley, providing a safe haven with secured entry for at-risk women and teen girls to stabilize and recover. These centers have served 2,526 women through over 46,000 classes.
  • Community Resource Referral & Navigation 1 activity
    • Community Resource Referrals
      Offers free referrals to community resources to connect clients with additional support services.
  • Job Readiness Training 1 activity
    • Job Training and Community Referrals
      Offers job training and coaching, and provides free community resource referrals to clients.
  • Uncategorized 14 activities
    • Counseling and Mental Health Support
      Offers free short-term, brief solutions-focused counseling, postpartum mental health support, grief support, and facilitates Celebrate Recovery support groups.
    • Counseling and Mental Health Support
      Offers free short-term, brief solutions-focused counseling, postpartum mental health support, grief support, and facilitates Celebrate Recovery support groups.
    • Counseling and Mental Health Support
      Offers free short-term, brief solutions-focused counseling, postpartum mental health support, grief support, and facilitates Celebrate Recovery support groups.
    • Job Training and Referrals
      Provides job coaching and training, along with free community resource referrals to clients.
    • Life Skills and Educational Classes
      Provides free classes, support groups, and one-on-one mentoring covering life skills, parenting education, creativity, wellness, and Department of Child Safety (DCS) recognized classes such as anger management and abuse prevention, to support women's self-sufficiency.
    • Life Skills and Educational Classes
      Provides free classes, support groups, and one-on-one mentoring covering life skills, parenting education, creativity, wellness, and Department of Child Safety (DCS) recognized classes such as anger management and abuse prevention, to support women's self-sufficiency.
    • Life Skills and Educational Classes
      Provides free classes, support groups, and one-on-one mentoring to support self-sufficiency, including life skills education, parenting education, creativity and wellness classes, and Department of Child Safety (DCS) recognized classes such as evidence-based parenting, anger management, and abuse prevention.
    • Life Skills and Educational Classes
      Provides free classes, support groups, and one-on-one mentoring in life skills, parenting education, creativity, wellness, and Department of Child Safety (DCS) recognized classes (including evidence-based parenting, anger management, and abuse prevention) to support women's self-sufficiency.
    • Life Skills and Educational Classes
      Provides free classes, support groups, and one-on-one mentoring in life skills, parenting education, creativity, wellness, and Department of Child Safety (DCS) recognized classes (including evidence-based parenting, anger management, and abuse prevention) to support women's self-sufficiency.
    • Mothers Advocacy Program (ĒMA)
      Provides the ĒMA (Every Mother’s Advocate) program, offering stability and advocacy for mothers in crisis through parenting education, incentives, case management, court advocacy, service coordination, and transportation, particularly for birth mothers at risk of DCS intervention or working towards reunification.
    • Mothers Advocacy Program (ĒMA)
      Provides the ĒMA (Every Mother’s Advocate) program, offering stability and advocacy for mothers in crisis through parenting education, incentives, case management, court advocacy, service coordination, and transportation, particularly for birth mothers at risk of DCS intervention or working towards reunification.
    • Mothers Advocacy Program (ĒMA)
      Provides the ĒMA (Every Mother’s Advocate) program, offering stability and advocacy for mothers in crisis through parenting education, incentives, case management, court advocacy, service coordination, and transportation, particularly for birth mothers at risk of DCS intervention or working towards reunification.
    • Pregnancy and Prenatal Support
      Offers free pregnancy testing and prenatal classes to support women during pregnancy.
    • Teen-Specific Programming
      Offers free programming specifically designed for teenagers.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$2.12M
Contributions & grants$1.85M87%
Program service revenue$3K0%
Investment income$1010%
Other revenue$270K
expenses
Total expenses$1.18M
Program expenses73%
Admin / overhead20%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$804K
Grants paid out$23K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.61M
Cash$2.59M
Investments$0
Liabilities$433K
Net assets$4.18M
Liquid reserves26.4 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -11.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Tammy Weldon Abernethy CEO 40 $95K
board members · 8
  • David Van Slyke — Vice President
  • Dennis Shane Wikfors — Treasurer
  • Kathy Biederbeck — Board Member
  • Mendy Charlton — Board Member
  • Michele Evans — Board Member
  • Phil Thomas — Board Member
  • Tom Reimers — President
  • Tracy Miller — Secretary
relationships · 11

who they work with

  • Baximus Partner — Owner of Baximus is Secretary of Hope Women's Center board.
  • Harvest Compassion Center Partner — Partnered for a second time to open the Tolleson Center in March 2026.
  • Harvest Compassion Center Partner — Partnered to open the West Phoenix Center in 2024.
  • Scottsdale Bachelorette Partner — Partners with Hope Women's Center, with customers and team members giving back to the organization.
  • Spencer’s TV & Appliances Partner — Co-Owner of Spencer’s TV & Appliances is a board member of Hope Women's Center.
  • The Structures Group Partner — Co-Owner of The Structures Group is a board member of Hope Women's Center.
  • The Structures Group Partner — Supports Hope Women's Center for their work in empowering women.
  • The Studio Design Group Partner — Owner of The Studio Design Group is Treasurer of Hope Women's Center board.
  • True Cause Alliance Partner — Founder of True Cause Alliance is President of Hope Women's Center board.
  • community partners Partner — Collaborates with community partners to provide free services, classes, and programs.
  • leading nonprofits Partner — Partners with leading nonprofits to establish accessible Hope on the Road outreach locations across Arizona.