FY26 Impact at a Glance
The Chosen Family Support Model Is Working
The whole ecosystem a young person needs to reach independence: housing, therapy, case management, youth-led programming and workforce development. All under one roof.
Our mission: house, support, and provide pathways to economic mobility for LGBTQ+ youth in DC. Early data points to our new Chosen Family Support Model helping young people achieve independence, with hands-on support from our frontline staff and part-time therapists.
What Brings You Into the Office?
Between February 20 and September 30, 2026, youth checked in at our housing facility office 2,791 times. These are the five most common reasons they stopped by.
Total check-ins
Everyday, low-barrier support is how trust gets built, one visit at a time.
Case manager meetings
One in five check-ins was a sit-down with a case manager, the core of the Chosen Family Support Model.
Came for food
Food is the front door: it brings young people in, and keeps them connected to everything else we offer.
Youth-Led Programming
The heart of our Chosen Family Support Model: 275 attendees across 63 events, February to September 2026. Attendance by program type:
Major workforce training
In FY26 we launched our first major workforce training program.
Puppy Therapy
One of our most popular activities, drawing 36 youth across three events.
Pride Kickoff Cookout
The single best-attended event of the year.
Our partners
Our renewed partnership with Us Helping Us scaled our workforce workshops and ensures youth have access to STI testing and PrEP. Partners across the year also included Whitman-Walker Health, Wolf Trap Animal Rescue, the Metropolitan Police Department LGBTQ division, Giant Food, Eagle Bank, and the Latino Economic Development Center.
Therapy & Clinical Care
Our ability to provide free in-person and virtual therapy services to our young people is game-changing. More than half of the youth in the program, 9 of 17, are enrolled in the Counseling Center, a first for the Foundation.
Therapy sessions attended
Sessions successfully attended by WAF residents since May 2026.
Enrolled in counseling
53% of youth in the program are enrolled in the Counseling Center.
In person and virtual
Therapy is provided at no cost to residents, in the format that works for them.
Clinical Assessments Coming Soon
We track resident progress with four clinical assessments. We will report the clinical results here once they are available: scoring data is expected in January 2027.
| Assessment | What it measures |
|---|---|
| DLA-20 | Daily Living Activities: functioning across everyday life domains |
| PHQ-9 | Patient Health Questionnaire: depression severity |
| GAD-7 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale |
| PCL-5 | PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 |
Safety & Accountability
Unusual Incident Reports (UIRs) by incident type across three fiscal years, with a notable sharp drop in assaults and threats. Between July 2026 and September 2026, we had zero 911 calls and crisis calls.
| Incident Type | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Violation | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Assault | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Threat | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Complaint | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Medical Care | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mental Health Evaluation | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Controlled Substance | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Refusal of Medical Care | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Theft | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fire / Property Damage | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Assaults
From 3 in FY25 to 1 in FY26, the lowest in three years.
Threats
From 4 in FY24 to 1 in FY26.
Complaints
Zero in FY26, after 2 each in FY24 and FY25: the first complaint-free year in recent memory.
Program violations
Matching FY24 and accounting for 41% of FY26 incidents. They tend to involve curfew and missing required programming.
Mental health evaluations
From 1 to 3 in FY26, a good sign of earlier intervention.
Police Calls
Between July 2026 and September 2026, we had zero 911 calls and crisis calls.
Source: Data pulled directly from the Department of Human Services on 10/6/26
Financials at a Glance
A $232K Turnaround in One Year
From a $33,038 deficit in FY25 to a $198,977 surplus in FY26. Revenue grew 9.98% while expenses fell 4.85%, so the turnaround was driven by growth at the top line, not by cuts.
The Numbers at a Glance
| Oct to Sept, 12 months | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | Change FY25 to FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,577,684 | $1,554,493 | $1,709,581 | +$155,088 (+9.98%) |
| Expenses | $1,635,937 | $1,587,532 | $1,510,604 | -$76,927 (-4.85%) |
| Net | ($58,254) | ($33,038) | $198,977 | +$232,015 swing |
What Changed in FY26
Fundraising ROI
It cost 5 cents to raise each contributed dollar in FY25 and 4 cents in FY26. So about $26 was raised for every $1 spent in FY26. Achieved with no development team and no consultant.
Salaries held flat
Total salaries moved just $6K and stayed at about 57% of overall expenses, even with five staff transitions while revenue grew 10%.
Invested in people
Other employee costs rose from $48K to $97K. Health insurance rose 64%, from $36.7K to $60.4K, plus $27.6K in staff bonuses in FY26.
Mission spending
Direct client costs doubled, from $23K to $48K. Food and living supplies nearly doubled, from $18.1K to $37.4K, and youth transportation rose 79%.
HR contracted services
Down from about $56K to about $33.5K, while maintenance and repairs roughly doubled, from $11K to $21.6K.
FY26 bottom line
A $199K surplus on $1.71M of income, with a more diversified revenue base and mission spending at record levels.
Financials for FY26 are pending final independent audit and funder contractual requirements.
Help More Young People Find Their Chosen Family
39 young people housed and supported in FY26.
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