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What Is Your Voice

Voices for Today & Future Generations

Lewes, DE   |  whatisyourvoice.org

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What Is Your Voice

EIN: 47-2276605


Mission

What is Your Voice, Inc. provides Sussex County with fully trained and skilled Domestic Violence Peer Support Advocates. Our Peer Support Advocates use a structured and therapeutic model to empower the individuals and children using our program as they work to break free from domestic violence. Our objective is to address the complexities and causes of intimate partner abuse and family domestic violence experienced by those in our program. Our goal is to empower and inspire every life we touch. We provide a holistic approach for our clients: Body, Soul, Spirit. Our intensive aftercare program engages with the whole person. We focus on returning our clients to a full sense of self and well-being. What Is Your Voice, Inc. targets rehabilitation and community reintegration in all of its for

Ruling year info

2015

President and Founder

Jacqueline Sterbach

Main address

17583 Shady Road

Lewes, DE 19958 USA

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EIN

47-2276605

Subject area info

Residential mental health care

Crisis intervention

Domestic violence shelters

Transitional living

Temporary accomodations

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Population served info

Single parents

Women

Girls

Heterosexuals

LGBTQ people

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NTEE code info

Group Home, Residential Treatment Facility - Mental Health Related (F33)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Emergency Shelter

From the moment you begin your journey with us, we will work to ensure you have a safe place to land. We carefully review your needs when you contact WIYV and we will do everything in our power to ensure you receive the best care and emergency shelter services we can provide.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We aim to provide advocacy and interventions to end domestic violence, teen dating violence, and intimate partner violence.

We use a holistic approach that is person-centered to provide support, counseling, transitional housing.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

What Is Your Voice
Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

0.26

Average of 0.10 over 7 years

Months of cash in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

2.9

Average of 1.9 over 7 years

Fringe rate in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

6%

Average of 3% over 7 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

What Is Your Voice

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

This snapshot of What Is Your Voice’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.

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Profitability info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation $37,610 $21,705 $70,126 $93,454 $164,413
As % of expenses 45.8% 19.1% 42.2% 44.7% 44.9%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation $29,944 $9,441 $56,748 $76,284 $140,871
As % of expenses 33.3% 7.5% 31.6% 33.7% 36.1%
Revenue composition info
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) $147,576 $127,301 $216,624 $302,349 $530,822
Total revenue, % change over prior year 150.9% -13.7% 70.2% 39.6% 75.6%
Program services revenue 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Membership dues 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investment income 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Government grants 0.0% 0.0% 45.5% 42.8% 49.0%
All other grants and contributions 100.0% 99.8% 54.5% 57.1% 50.3%
Other revenue 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.7%
Expense composition info
Total expenses before depreciation $82,133 $113,770 $166,150 $208,896 $366,409
Total expenses, % change over prior year 72.6% 38.5% 46.0% 25.7% 75.4%
Personnel 0.0% 5.1% 19.3% 20.7% 21.2%
Professional fees 10.6% 7.3% 5.4% 5.8% 5.4%
Occupancy 35.2% 19.7% 17.5% 23.0% 18.6%
Interest 11.9% 15.7% 8.8% 7.4% 5.8%
Pass-through 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
All other expenses 42.3% 52.2% 48.9% 42.9% 48.6%
Full cost components (estimated) info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total expenses (after depreciation) $89,799 $126,034 $179,528 $226,066 $389,951
One month of savings $6,844 $9,481 $13,846 $17,408 $30,534
Debt principal payment $0 $0 $318 $0 $13,816
Fixed asset additions $337,250 $0 $52,603 $143,553 $73,489
Total full costs (estimated) $433,893 $135,515 $246,295 $387,027 $507,790

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Months of cash 1.6 4.4 0.8 0.3 2.9
Months of cash and investments 1.6 4.4 0.8 0.3 2.9
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets -11.9 -6.8 -2.9 -4.0 0.5
Balance sheet composition info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cash $11,090 $41,359 $11,353 $5,743 $89,831
Investments $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Receivables $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) $337,250 $337,250 $389,853 $533,406 $606,895
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) 2.3% 5.9% 8.5% 9.5% 12.2%
Liabilities (as a % of assets) 94.6% 94.5% 84.6% 72.8% 56.0%
Unrestricted net assets -$9,441 $0 $56,748 $133,032 $273,903
Temporarily restricted net assets N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Permanently restricted net assets N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total restricted net assets $27,826 $19,652 $0 $0 $0
Total net assets $18,385 $19,652 $56,748 $133,032 $273,903

Key data checks

Key data checks info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Material data errors No No No No No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Letter of Determination is not available for this organization
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President and Founder

Jacqueline Sterbach

Experiencing domestic violence as a child by an immediate family member, and then again at the hand of her intimate partner, Jacqueline learned she needed to stop the cycle of abuse in her life. During her recovery, she volunteered as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence as a hospital and court companion, domestic violence hotline volunteer, and trained advocate for a shelter in Maryland for several years. She was approached by a Pastor to launch and co-lead a support group program for domestic violence survivors out of a deep concern for the members. This model grew over the years, and Jacqueline saw a need for expansion into a holistic platform, where the work could be led by peer advocates focusing on trauma, PTSD, and long-term care. Then launched What is Your Voice, Inc. Jacqueline relocated to Lewes, Delaware in 2012 to care for her elderly father and quickly realized the lack of services for survivors of violence and human trafficking within Sussex County.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

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Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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What Is Your Voice

Board of directors
as of 09/01/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
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Board co-chair

Jacqueline Sterbach

WHAT IS YOUR VOICE INC

Term: 2014 -


Board co-chair

Michelle Gallagher

What is Your Voice, Inc.

Term: 2014 -

Gary Stegman

Jacqueline Sterbach

Michelle Gallagher

Steven Folsom

Walter Sterbach

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/12/2024

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Non-binary, People who prefer to identify with another gender identity
Sexual orientation
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or other sexual orientations in the LGBTQIA+ community
Disability status
Person with a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/27/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.