Washington · Nonprofit
ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES
ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES (Washington) receives grants from 27 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,363,687 to it, the largest being INATAI FOUNDATION ($235,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 27
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services does
Mission
Services for deaf & deafblind survivors who are victims of domestic and/or sexual violence.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Began community nights to replace family nights, expanding activities to include all community clients and promoting healthy relationships. Launched homework club with university of washington tutors to support children who experienced violence; improved academic confidence and performance. Offered asl classes for children of deaf parents to strengthen family communication and reduce isolation. Introduced wam (word art movement) to provide children with creative, developmentally appropriate outlets for healing and resilience.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Direct servicesin 2024, adwas provided services to approximately 140 deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing survivors of abuse, including an estimated 68 adults and 72 children. Services included advocacy, case management, housing support, and crisis intervention. Adwas hired a project coordinator to supervise advocates and coordinate projects to ensure that direct services run more effectively and efficiently. The objective was to strengthen advocacy, streamline service delivery, and improve outcomes for survivors. The long-term goal is to sustain strong program oversight and expand access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
$1,315,043 spentof which $15,915 as grants$42,486 earned by the program72% of program spendingNational deaf hotlinethe national deaf hotline received 2,431 contacts in 2024, including calls, emails and chats. The hotline team provided trauma-informed crisis intervention, safety planning, and emotional support to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing survivors of abuse nationwide. The objective was to ensure immediate access to culturally and linguistically appropriate support. The long-term goal is to maintain and expand this national lifeline for survivors seeking safety and resources.
$429,984 spent24% of program spendingChildren's program adwas expanded services for children impacted by violence through four major initiatives. The homework club was created to address the effects of trauma on learning. It provided academic support and a safe environment for children to regain confidence. In partnership with university of washington tutors, more than 20 children participated and the majority showed increased academic engagement and confidence. Asl classes were offered for children of deaf parents to strengthen communication skills and family connections. Approximately 15 children participated, with families reporting reduced isolation and stronger bonds. Wam, the word art movement, was introduced as a creative program to help children process trauma. Around 25 children engaged in expressive arts activities that provided safe and developmentally appropriate outlets for healing and resilience. The annual children's camp served 50 deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, and coda children, offering social-emotional support, recreational activities, and a safe community for healing and growth.
$70,217 spent4% of program spendingLegal servicesin 2024, adwas strengthened access to legal advocacy by securing interpreters to provide sight translation for deaf, deafblind, and deafdisabled survivors. This allowed survivors to better understand legal documents and court processes, ensuring informed decision-making in critical situations. The objective was to reduce language and accessibility barriers within the legal system. The long-term goal is to build sustainable partnerships with interpreters and legal providers to ensure equal access to justice for all survivors served by adwas.
Outreach and preventionthe training and technical assistance (tta) team increased outreach efforts by offering trauma-informed training for interpreters, with 30 interpreters in attendance. The training was a significant success and strengthened the capacity of interpreters to support survivors of violence with cultural and linguistic sensitivity. Adwas also provided school-based outreach that reached approximately 50 students and 10 staff through presentations on healthy relationships and violence prevention. The objective was to strengthen professional and community understanding of trauma-informed practices. The long-term goal is to expand interpreter training and deepen partnerships with schools to foster safer and more supportive environments for deaf and deafblind youth.
National deaf hotlinethe national deaf hotline received 2,431 contacts in 2024, including calls, emails and chats. The hotline team provided trauma-informed crisis intervention, safety planning, and emotional support to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing survivors of abuse nationwide. The objective was to ensure immediate access to culturally and linguistically appropriate support. The long-term goal is to maintain and expand this national lifeline for survivors seeking safety and resources.
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,815,244.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $3.2M to $3.8M (+19%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 78% · 2018 77% · 2019 81% · 2020 62% · 2021 77% · 2022 80% · 2023 85% · 2024 87%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Napal Tesfai
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $21k → $204k.
5 of 27 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
73% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 43% · 2019 26% · 2020 23% · 2021 67% · 2022 26% · 2023 34% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
35% of ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
65% of ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $329k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES's funding base is broadening — from 3 funders to 11 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- A Place of Our Own LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES?
- ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES (Washington) receives grants from 27 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,363,687 to it, the largest being INATAI FOUNDATION ($235,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES have?
- IRS filings report 27 organizations giving $1,363,687 in grants to ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES?
- INATAI FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $235,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ABUSED DEAF WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 27 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing