Zonta Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)EIN 39-6044770

The mission of Zonta Foundation, Inc. is to empower women and girls through service and advocacy. We believe that women's rights are human rights and aspire to a world free of violence where women's voices are heard equal to those of men. We raise funds to support local agencies working in areas of violence prevention and social or educational services to women and girls. We support scholarships to young women in business, STEM, and community service/public affairs. We also support the Zonta Foundation for Women and its programs to prevent violence, eliminate child marriage, and service projects related to the education, health, professional, employment, and legal status of women.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 35 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 2
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
How much reaches the programs?
0%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $31
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Revenue
$58K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$40K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$58K
FY2025▲ +30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$134K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$58K
Expenses
$40K
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$35K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$40K
Net assets
$280K
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$242K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$280K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CZonta Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D39-6044770
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1958
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990-EZ
Principal addressHdr · item CMilwaukee, WI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jzontamilwaukee.org

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Operating runway
84.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+32%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×34 vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
58%
of revenue is gifts & grants▼ -16% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-EZ
Total assets
$280K
FY2025▲ +16%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2023$242K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$280K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2023$0
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$280K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16$280K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$280K

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$34K · 58%
Other revenue$24K · 42%
Contributions & grants58%$34K
Other revenue42%$24K
Total revenueLn 12$58K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $280K · Operating expenses/yr $40K
84.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $34K · Total revenue $58K
58%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $58K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $58K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $40K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $58K · Prior year $45K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $280K · Beginning of year $254K
+10%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $58K · Expenses $40K
+32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $280K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $280K · Total assets $280K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cheryl Nowak · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $40K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $0 · Total expenses $40K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth 30%——

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Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • –Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNot reported
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Not reported
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Not reported
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNot reported
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Not reported

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers women and girls through service, advocacy, and scholarships to end violence and advance equality.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $33K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Grants to the Following Local Agencies

$5000 Exploit No More long-term housing for trafficking survivors, $4000 Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition Our Peaceful Home Youth Leadership Program, $3000 Cathedral Center Women's Independence Program, $3000 CORE/El Centro Trauma and Healing Services, $3000 Milwaukee Women's Center Emergency Shelter, $3000 Sojourner Hope and Healing…

$22Kprogram expense
02

Grant to Zonta Foundation for Women Rose Fund, 1200 Harger Rd Suite 330, Oak Brook, IL 60523

$9Kprogram expense
03

$2000 in Scholarships

$1000 Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship for Heather Jost, Oak Creek WI paid to University of Oxford PO Box 1515, Oxford OX12XN, UK; $1000 Young Women in Public Affairs Award for Avanti Kakane, Brookfield, WI paid to University of WI Madison 333 E Campus Mall #10501 Madison, WI 53715

$2Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2023–2023

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $58K$40K+30% 990 PDF
FY2024 $45K—-66% 990 PDF
FY2023 $134K$35K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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