The She Tank is a gender equality think Tank. IT works at the intersection of faith, feminism, and culture to shift mindsets and norms, using creative strategies to advance womens power and equality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$202K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$202K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.6M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$564K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$405K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$808K
Net assets
$564K
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$564K
FY2025$160K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.0M Management & general 2% · $16K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $202K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & CEO
$202,500Pt VII · Sec A

Blessing Omakwu’s $202K as Founder & CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Blessing Omakwu$202,500$202,500

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Shifts mindsets and norms using creative strategies to advance women's power and equality.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The she tank secured a grant for a project focused on advancing and championing gender equality through popular culture. Partnering with african media company, bella naija, who served as lead national partner of the project in nigeria, the she tank created a segment on big brother nigeria via multichoice centered around womens economic…

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.6M

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$564K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$544K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$564K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$0$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$14K
Net assetsLn 32$0$564K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$202K$202K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$25K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$9K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$10K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$1K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$736K$736K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$1.0M$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $405K$808K−$403K$160K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$1.0M$564K$564K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,600,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,600,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,600,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$216,408
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$820,047
I-18 Total expenses$1,036,455
I-19 Revenue less expenses$563,545
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,600,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,600,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,600,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,600,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,036,455 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $202,500$202,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,908$13,908
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,240 · Management $3,960$13,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,940 · Management $4,260$14,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,435 · Management $5,815$7,250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,151$2,151
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,758$21,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $736,488$736,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,020,269 · Management $16,186 · Fundraising $0$1,036,455
Part X · Balance sheet $577,878 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$543,960
X-4 Accounts receivable$33,287
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$577,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,037
X-25 Other liabilities$13,296
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,333
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$563,545
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$563,545
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$577,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $563,545 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,600,000
XI-2 Total expenses$1,036,455
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$563,545
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$563,545

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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