Our mission is to achieve legal and systematic change that addresses violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 17 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
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $2.7M a year · 22% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $21.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$746K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.1M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$11.4M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$27.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.1M
FY2024▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$25.0M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$12.1M
Expenses
$11.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$11.4M
Net assets
$27.7M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$15.6M
FY2022$29.5M
FY2023$26.6M
FY2024$27.7M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1992.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $8.4M Management & general 16% · $1.8M Fundraising 10% · $1.1M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Global Executive Director
$276,075Pt VII · Sec A
Global Director of Programs
$207,522Pt VII · Sec A
Global Dir, Finance & Admin
$175,870Pt VII · Sec A
Global Dir of Fund Development
$173,825Pt VII · Sec A
Global Director of Communicati
$163,339Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Director, Africa
$145,028Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Office-Equality Now UK
$138,149Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharmila Mona Sinha’s $276K as Global Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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
Sharmila Mona Sinha$276,075$270,258———
Yasmeen Hassan——$237,246$194,430$179,021
Nicola Kandirikirira$207,522————
Niki Kandirikirira—$197,285$150,313$147,857$127,390
Mariam Khaziuri$175,870$162,881$152,336$119,278—
Amy Hutchinson$173,825$167,813———
Emma Thompson$163,339$153,386$131,975$121,487$103,630
Faiza Mohammed$145,028$143,030$142,205$132,339$129,444

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for legal and systematic change to end violence and discrimination against women and girls globally.

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1 program · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$8.4Mprogram expense

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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 3 funders$86K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $295K · 2020–2024
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2024$62,000
Unchained at Last INCNJ · FY2024$12,500
Abogados Y Abogadas Del Noroeste ArgentinoFY2024$10,000
Generation AliveWA · FY2024$5,002
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2023$25,000
Generation AliveWA · FY2023$20,000
Safe Hands for Girls INCGA · FY2022$48,000
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2022$25,000
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2021$25,000
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2020$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,000
Center for Common GroundVA · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$11.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$27.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$746K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$532K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$12.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$352K
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$746K
Net assetsLn 32$27.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.7M$21.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$27.4M$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$778K$746K
Net assetsLn 32$26.6M$27.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$88K$88K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$731K$731K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$287K$229K$29K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$2.5M$819K$605K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$137K$88K$28K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$177K$115K$35K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$286K$186K$57K$43K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$175$175
Accounting feesLn 11c$104K$79K$9K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$189K$189K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.7M$2.2M$338K$161K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$155K$118K$14K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$208K$142K$14K$52K
Information technologyLn 14$98K$74K$9K$15K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$101K$30K$64K$8K
TravelLn 17$1.9M$1.8M$99K$59K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$265K$78K$129K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.4M$8.4M$1.8M$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $12.1M$11.4M$698K$27.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.6M$12.3M−$4.7M$26.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.0M$10.1M$14.9M$29.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.4M$7.4M$3.0M$15.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.7M$6.1M−$449K$12.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,083,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,688,487$10,190,768
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $921,477$1,865,168
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,912$27,843
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,616,876$12,083,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $919,722$818,052
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,954,631$4,839,901
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,401,485$5,727,814
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,275,838$11,385,767
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,658,962$698,012
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $12,083,779 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,108,358
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,082,410
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$531,937
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,190,768
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $587,729$587,729
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,277,439$1,277,439
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,843$27,843
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,843 · Excluded from tax $1,865,168$12,083,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,385,767 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $87,502$87,502
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $730,550$730,550
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $229,334 · Management $28,667 · Fundraising $28,667$286,668
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,529,136 · Management $818,960 · Fundraising $605,205$3,953,301
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $87,543 · Management $28,499 · Fundraising $21,036$137,078
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,275 · Management $35,487 · Fundraising $26,526$177,288
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $185,679 · Management $57,160 · Fundraising $42,727$285,566
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $175$175
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $79,191 · Management $9,378 · Fundraising $15,630$104,199
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $188,544$188,544
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,187,320 · Management $338,045 · Fundraising $161,375$2,686,740
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $117,504 · Management $13,915 · Fundraising $23,192$154,611
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $142,158 · Management $13,627 · Fundraising $52,143$207,928
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $74,128 · Management $8,778 · Fundraising $14,631$97,537
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,913 · Management $63,711 · Fundraising $7,772$101,396
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,756,194 · Management $99,442 · Fundraising $58,701$1,914,337
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,359$7,359
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,294 · Management $129,457 · Fundraising $57,237$264,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,429,721 · Management $1,841,204 · Fundraising $1,114,842$11,385,767
Part X · Balance sheet $28,427,992 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,163,593$1,862,425
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,387,719$2,848,663
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,873,958$1,342,660
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $109,218$173,858
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,954$7,594
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,782,449$13,510,316
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $9,965,017$8,330,864
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59,276$351,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,356,184$28,427,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $527,356$488,966
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $250,487$256,561
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $777,843$745,527
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,436,225$24,372,700
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,142,116$3,309,765
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,578,341$27,682,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,356,184$28,427,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $27,682,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,083,779
XI-2 Total expenses$11,385,767
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$698,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,578,341
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$431,512
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$27,682,465

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