2024-06-12T13:12:33-05:00 2023-06-30 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 40 WESTMINSTER STREET SUITE 600 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 990 2022-07-01 050370419 SOJOURNER HOUSE INC SOJO 4018616809 386 SMITH STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02908 VANESSA VOLZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4018616809 2024-06-12 1 VANESSA VOLZ XXX-XX-XXXX 0 EVA MRUK P00543254 4016216200 2024-06-12 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z VANESSA VOLZ 386 SMITH STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02908 7075830 0 X WWW.SOJOURNERRI.ORG X 1976 RI TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND HOUSING FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO EFFECT SYSTEMS CHANGE. 21 21 76 61 0 0 5954643 6850113 131812 180774 9472 4504 15156 8022 6111083 7043413 60713 0 0 0 2597282 3478250 67806 67806 264194 2085183 2559378 4810984 6105434 1300099 937979 4726331 5657320 1270341 1233183 3455990 4424137 X TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND HOUSING FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO EFFECT SYSTEMS CHANGE. 0 0 3166797 0 133096 HOUSING PROGRAMS: SOJOURNER HOUSE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO HELP THEM FIND AND SECURE HOUSING THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH) PROGRAMS. CLIENTS ARE ASSISTED IN LOCATING AN APARTMENT AND RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME IN THE PROGRAM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE PROVIDED 16,984 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BED NIGHTS TO 92 CLIENTS AND 39,955 RAPID REHOUSING BED NIGHTS TO 234 CLIENTS, AS WELL AS 24,063 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BED NIGHTS TO 72 CLIENTS. OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS CLIENTS PAY PAST RENT, SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND UTILITY BILLS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE HELPED 30 CLIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $61,073 IN SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO PROVIDED 12,340 BED NIGHTS IN SHELTERS FOR 112 CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 1646360 47678 DROP-IN/COMMUNITY SERVICE/EDUCATION: SOJOURNER HOUSE OPERATES A DROP-IN ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE. CLIENTS CAN ACCESS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SUPPORT GROUPS, CLINICAL THERAPY, HIV TESTING, IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY, AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS. DURING OUR 2023 FISCAL YEAR, WE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 11,965 SUPPORTIVE SESSIONS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 6,460 HOURS. THERE WERE 11,597 SUPPORTIVE SESSIONS PROVIDED ACROSS OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 8,022 HOURS. 203 CLIENTS RECEIVED CLINICAL SERVICES FOR 1,799 SESSIONS. WE ADMINISTERED 295 HIV TESTS AND OUTREACHED TO OVER 8,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH HIV & SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. A TOTAL OF 16 SUPPORT GROUPS WERE PROVIDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WITH 166 CLIENTS PARTICIPATING. 241 CLIENTS RECEIVED BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, DIAPERS, AND OTHER BASIC SUPPORTS. ADDITIONALLY, 261 CLIENTS RECEIVED LEGAL IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY OVER 1,423 SESSIONS. 309372 TRAFFICKING: SOJOURNER HOUSE PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, BASIC NEEDS, CLINICAL COUNSELING, AND RELATED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE THEIA EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVED A TOTAL OF 34 CLIENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 2,031 BED NIGHTS. WE ALSO SERVED 13 CLIENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,579 BED NIGHTS IN THE TRAFFICKING TRANSITION HOUSING PROGRAM. 479663 0 0 EMERGENCY AND SHELTER INTERVENTIONS - SOJOURNER HOUSE PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE PROVIDE THREE EMERGENCY SHELTERS, INCLUDING A SPECIFIC SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM TAILORED FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. 479663 0 0 5602192 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 131 0 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X VANESSA VOLZ 4018616809 386 SMITH STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02908 KERSTI YLLO PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PRUTHA PATEL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GINA PELLICANO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN BIEBUYCK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY MOORE SECRETARY THRU 12/06/22 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAHRUKH ANWAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE CHANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAPNA CHOWHRY MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH CLARE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD D'AREZZO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTINE DUNLAP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN ESCUDERO PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD GODFREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HALPIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARA MCCLARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEAL MCNAMARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAMEL MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 XENIA MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH O'NEILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAYDEN PUDDINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SALVATORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY SILVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN MULLALLY DIRECTOR THRU 11/01/22 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIANNA POLANCO DIRECTOR THRU 05/07/23 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA VOLZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 38.00 X 152695 0 13357 152695 0 13357 1 0 1 0 0 245308 5276369 1328436 6850113 PROGRAM RENTAL INCOME 900099 133096 133096 EDUCATION/TRAINING 900099 38740 38740 IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY 900099 8788 8788 PROGRAM FEES 900099 150 150 180774 4504 4504 27596 245308 31417 -3821 -3821 11620 1000 10620 10620 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1223 1223 1223 7043413 180774 0 12526 183603 176259 1836 5508 2770901 2662965 37783 70153 45708 44266 545 897 181621 175827 2151 3643 296417 285782 3244 7391 10579 10579 34500 34500 67806 67806 742 742 138911 61391 12921 64599 1284 1122 25 137 170727 112018 32330 26379 10538 10538 1489677 1488523 1154 37331 36512 392 427 19272 16984 1412 876 107100 98313 4801 3986 91769 58882 32887 PROGRAM CLIENT ASSISTAN 151859 151859 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 133225 121168 11976 81 OPERATING LEASE EXPENSE 57966 49475 5196 3295 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 52703 8290 44413 51195 42018 161 9016 6105434 5602192 239048 264194 202198 10200 13391 9898 1339321 1048146 51151 133926 4829776 947117 2693961 3882659 68565 73537 357744 498954 4726331 5657320 183723 273387 28500 51816 3071 5058 1055047 783620 0 119302 1270341 1233183 X 2505223 3920985 950767 503152 3455990 4424137 4726331 5657320 X 937979 4003 26165 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2198950 3272917 4219365 5954643 6850113 22495988 2198950 3272917 4219365 5954643 6850113 22495988 22495988 2655 5101 1073 2927 4504 16260 14941 6799 21740 16700 18108 602 215 1223 36848 22570836 573545 0.99670 0.99470 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 16,700. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 18,108. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 602. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,223. LAUNDRY - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 215. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 332093 0 26165 10129 348129 334635 26375 -21939 6978 332093 209793 52340 78199 4444 1253 334635 163624 50000 -432 2636 763 209793 102546 55968 7177 1605 462 163624 1.00000 1 0 728926 728926 3964773 847855 3116918 41160 9822 31338 94917 89440 5477 3882659 SECURITY DEPOSITS 32402 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 348129 OPERATING LEASE ASSET 118423 498954 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 119302 119302 X 7073581 4003 26165 30168 7043413 0 7043413 6105434 0 6105434 0 6105434 PART IV, LINE 2B: THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS. PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS ARE USED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: EXCEPT FOR TAXES THAT MAY BE DUE FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, THE AGENCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES UNDER COMPARABLE LAWS. THE AGENCY HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022. THE AGENCY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE AGENCY HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND/OR DISCLOSURE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD AT A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 26,165. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUND IS HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. X X X X X X 1 KAREN CHRETIEN 166 N CENTRAL AVE QUINCY MA 02170 GRANT WRITING 0 0 67806 -67806 67806 -67806 RI MASQUERADE BALL 199999 184503 15496 5098 2420 8994 SOJO MOJO BREAKFAST 72905 60805 12100 1897 7800 5208 272904 245308 27596 6995 10220 14202 31417 -3821 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) THE AGREEMENT WITH THE GRANT WRITER PROVIDES FOR FEES FOR SERVICES AT A RATE OF $60/HOUR, AND PROVIDES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF REASONABLE TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 VANESSA VOLZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150295 0 2400 0 0 0 5538 0 7819 0 166052 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION PAID A DISCRETIONARY BONUS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LISTED IN PART II AS REPORTED IN COLUMN B(II). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990 IS THEN FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH COVERS EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ANY MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT MUST ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES AMONG DIFFERENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE, USING FORM 990S OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION ARE RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE PROCESS LAST OCCURRED IN APRIL 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION,THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD AT A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 26,165. RETURN FILING EXTENDED TO JULY 15, 2024SOJOURNER HOUSE, INC. HAS MADE A DECLARATION WITH THE IRS TO POSTPONE THE FILING OF ITS TAX RETURN TO ON OR BEFORE JULY 15, 2024 DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING IN RHODE ISLAND. THE IRS' TAX RELIEF POSTPONES VARIOUS TAX FILINGS AND PAYMENTS NORMALLY DUE AFTER JANUARY 16, 2024 AND BEFORE JULY 15, 2024.