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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$912K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.7M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$18.2M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$10.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.7M
FY2024▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$21.8M
FY2022$15.7M
FY2023$14.9M
FY2024$19.7M
Expenses
$18.2M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.4M
FY2021$14.6M
FY2022$15.4M
FY2023$16.6M
FY2024$18.2M
Net assets
$10.7M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$10.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2003.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $16.0M Management & general 10% · $1.8M Fundraising 2% · $430K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$233,703Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Learning & Impact
$168,900Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$140,674Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Programs & Initiatives
$134,770Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$134,728Pt VII · Sec A
VP, People & Culture
$134,670Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Abc Fund
$109,458Pt VII · Sec A
Programs & Initiatives Manager
$103,765Pt VII · Sec A

Leena Barakat’s $234K as President & CEO is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donna P Hall—$513,835$286,333$303,419$319,496
Leena Barakat$233,703$184,835$107,253——
Tamara Chao$168,900$127,939$155,775——
Angela L Bottum———$135,563$157,089
Tamara S Chao———$156,240$147,558
Kathryn Snyder$134,770$134,525$145,541——
Roshin Mathew——$142,345——
Angela Bottum$140,674$133,241$133,654——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects and mobilizes women donors to fund systemic change, support equitable communities, and promote diverse representation in democratic leadership.

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3 programs · $16.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grantmaking

WDN funded 142 organizations and projects through its grantmaking program in 2024. The organization's grantmaking included funding through several initiatives called impact collectives, which are designed to enable the organization's donors to learn and fund collaboratively in several overarching strategic areas, including a safe and…

$13.4Mprogram expense
02

Educational Programs

WDN offered educational programs in person and online in 2024, including a learning series that explored the relationship between philanthropy, democracy, and capitalism; educational webinars on timely topics related to WDN'S grantmaking strategies; study groups in several issue areas; and regional meetings where donors gathered for…

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Reflective Democracy Campaign

The campaign continued to work toward a democracy where all of us are reflected in the halls of power, by investigating and illuminating the demographics of elected officials and candidates in the united states and making this data available to the public through its website and reports.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 506 grants · $54.8M · 2020–2024
Women Donors Network ActionCA · FY2024$350,000
Womens Emergency Network INCFL · FY2024$150,000
Our JusticeMN · FY2024$150,000
InfactMA · FY2024$150,000
Abortion Fund of OhioOH · FY2024$150,000
Aria Medical FoundationNM · FY2024$138,000
Beyond Trenches INCGA · FY2024$130,000
Fractured Atlas INCNY · FY2024$107,000
Woven Collective INCHI · FY2024$100,000
Verified Voting FoundationPA · FY2024$100,000
United for a Fair Economy INCMA · FY2024$100,000
Undocublack Network INCDC · FY2024$100,000
Ultraviolet Education FundDC · FY2024$100,000
See all 506 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$179K
Money outPt IX
$18.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.0M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$430K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$912K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$179K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$19.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$939K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$912K
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$7.2M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$776K$912K
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M$10.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13.0M$13.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$622K$219K$296K$108K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$699K$729K$184K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$124K$56K$55K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$164K$74K$70K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$147K$60K$68K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$9K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.3M$136K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$222K$46K$163K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$68K$40K$22K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$10K$9K$3K
TravelLn 17$213K$81K$120K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$351K$351K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$8K$4K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$2K$9K$497
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$56K$75K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$2K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.2M$16.0M$1.8M$430K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 16, 2025 $19.7M$18.2M$1.5M$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $14.9M$16.6M−$1.7M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $15.7M$15.4M$326K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2022 $21.8M$14.6M$7.3M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $12.0M$12.4M−$373K$3.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,733,027 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,244,857$19,220,165
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $229,481$325,185
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $128,968$178,512
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $256,544$9,165
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,859,850$19,733,027
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,076,000$12,968,675
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,988,016$2,668,894
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,501,173$2,582,765
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,565,189$18,220,334
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,705,339$1,512,693
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,733,027 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,220,165
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,205,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,220,165
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $325,185$325,185
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $185,978$185,978
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,165$9,165
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,466−$7,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $325,185 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $187,677$19,733,027
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,220,334 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,968,675$12,968,675
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $218,758 · Management $295,595 · Fundraising $107,701$622,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $698,786 · Management $729,221 · Fundraising $183,520$1,611,527
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $55,689 · Management $55,048 · Fundraising $13,593$124,330
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,558 · Management $70,343 · Fundraising $20,574$164,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,932 · Management $67,946 · Fundraising $18,630$146,508
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,645 · Management $8,298$16,943
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,480$53,480
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,285,663 · Management $136,300 · Fundraising $34,137$1,456,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,030 · Management $162,768 · Fundraising $13,203$222,001
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,981 · Management $21,714 · Fundraising $6,046$67,741
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,891 · Management $9,495 · Fundraising $2,644$22,030
IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,935 · Management $120,084 · Fundraising $11,594$212,613
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $351,218$351,218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,627 · Management $4,467 · Fundraising $1,244$13,338
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,859 · Management $9,468 · Fundraising $497$11,824
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,503 · Management $75,244 · Fundraising $16,810$147,557
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,332 · Management $5,588$7,920
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,965,082 · Management $1,825,059 · Fundraising $430,193$18,220,334
Part X · Balance sheet $11,632,694 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,465,871$938,807
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,064,068$1,590,735
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,202,730$6,409,025
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $445,495$541,111
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $137,745$200,159
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,126$44,535
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $570,699$1,059,977
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $941,423$843,133
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $132,844$5,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,985,001$11,632,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $633,679$911,537
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $142,327$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $776,006$911,537
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,974,776$3,475,426
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,234,219$7,245,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,208,995$10,721,157
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,985,001$11,632,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,721,157 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,733,027
XI-2 Total expenses$18,220,334
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,512,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,208,995
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$531
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,721,157

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