About Refuge for Women
Refuge for Women is a non-profit, faith based organization providing care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation.
Focus Areas
Human trafficking recoverySexual exploitation supportTransitional housingSurvivor job training and employment
Who They Fund
women fleeing the sex tradesurvivors of sexual exploitation/human trafficking
Funding Style
direct serviceemergency/crisis interventionoperational support for safe housesprogram-specific/project grants
Topics
About Refuge for Women
Refuge for Women Inc. directs most of its recent giving to emergency housing support for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. The largest 2024 grant, $364,049 to Refuge for Women Emer Housing LLC in Lewisville, TX, stands apart from the rest of the portfolio and points to a clear emphasis on housing operations. Smaller 2024 grants show the same service model extended to other organizations working with women fleeing the sex trade, including Hope Harbor in Tustin, CA, Alabaster Jar Project in San Jose, CA, and Generate Hope in San Diego, CA. That pattern suggests a funder focused on direct support for survivor-centered residential and stabilization work rather than broad, multi-issue philanthropy. The organization’s public description identifies it as a faith-based nonprofit serving women who have escaped trafficking or sexual exploitation, and the grant list reflects that mission in a consistent way. Even the smallest listed award, to Safe House Project in Virginia Beach, VA, is tied to safe house support, reinforcing the foundation’s preference for practical, operations-oriented grants connected to housing and care.
What Refuge for Women Funds
A central theme in Refuge for Women Inc.’s grantmaking is emergency housing. The foundation awarded $364,049 to Refuge for Women Emer Housing LLC in Lewisville, TX for emergency housing support, indicating substantial investment in shelter infrastructure. Another recurring theme is assistance to women fleeing the sex trade: it gave $33,333 each to Hope Harbor in Tustin, CA, Alabaster Jar Project in San Jose, CA, and Generate Hope in San Diego, CA for that purpose. The portfolio also includes safe house support, shown by a $1,931 grant to Safe House Project in Virginia Beach, VA. Across these awards, the emphasis is on direct service, safe housing, and crisis support for women affected by trafficking and sexual exploitation.
How Refuge for Women Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $33,333. The distribution is shaped by one large operating-style award of $364,049 and a set of smaller, standardized grants at the $33,333 level, plus a much smaller $1,931 grant. The 2024 list shows repeated support for survivor-serving organizations, but only one recipient appears twice in the available records: Refuge for Women Emer Housing LLC, through a single large grant. Refuge for Women Inc. is classified as a regular funder, and the available data shows program-specific and operational support rather than individual giving or PRI activity.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$309K
Total Assets
$5.6M
Total Revenue
$5.7M
Total Expenses
$5.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $33K and $33K, with a median of $33K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$33K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
About 33% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ABBY GERMER
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