Women Against Abuse Legal Center
Donations deductibleWomen Against Abuse Legal Center's network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Hirsch Chair | Secretary/Board Chair Eff 6/14/23 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mark Lipowicz Chair | Board Chair (Thru 3/2023) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Adam Geer | Secretary (Eff. 6/14/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Leslie Miller Greenspan | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert Lichtenstein | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jeannine L Lisitski | Executive Director & President | since 2019 |
| Joanna Otero-Cruz | Executive Director & President | since 2022 |
| Sheila Weeks-Brown | VP, Finance | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Hirsch | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Adam Geer | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leslie Miller Greenspan | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Robert Lichtenstein | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joanna Otero-Cruz | Executive Director & Presi | 2 | $0 | $182k | $21k |
| Sheila Weeks-Brown | VP, Finance | 2 | $0 | $126k | $20k |
About
- Legal name
- Women Against Abuse Legal Center
- EIN
- 232604575
- Address
- 100 S Broad St Ste 1341, Philadelphia, PA, 19110-1028
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The women against abuse legal center provides free attorney representation, advocacy and telephone counseling to victims of domestic violence seeking legal protections in philadelphia. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1990
- Principal officer
- Joanna Otero-Cruz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1990
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAmy Hirsch
≥7years on the filingsMark Lipowicz
≥7years on the filingsLeslie Miller Greenspan
≥5years on the filingsRobert Lichtenstein
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $228k
- Total liabilities
- $42k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $186k
- Contributions and grants received
- $461k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 4
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Women Against Abuse Legal Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 May 1990
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (1)
- Joanna Otero-Cruz President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.