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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INDEPENDENT WOMENS FORUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,143,966
Total expenses
$7,533,363
Contributions and grants received
$7,379,769
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$27,112
Other revenue
-$262,915
Total assets, end of year
$2,922,508
Total liabilities, end of year
$634,138
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,288,370
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,302,706
Management and general expenses
$823,889
Fundraising expenses
$406,768
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,302,706

Program services were 83.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,379,769

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,129

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,112 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $27,112

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $126,137

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $407,705

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$281,568 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$281,568

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $18,653 · related or exempt $18,653 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,653

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,981,232 · program services $2,722,863 · management and general $232,345 · fundraising $26,024

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,554 · program services $40,837 · management and general $3,333 · fundraising $384

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $228,528 · program services $201,690 · management and general $25,193 · fundraising $1,645

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $238,027 · program services $233,236 · management and general $4,791 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $97,145 · program services $0 · management and general $97,145 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,694,661 · program services $1,422,335 · management and general $0 · fundraising $272,326

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $61,746 · program services $61,719 · management and general $9 · fundraising $18

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,623 · program services $22,462 · management and general $7,194 · fundraising $967

  • 17 · Travel

    total $400,332 · program services $379,342 · management and general $15,775 · fundraising $5,215

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,812 · program services $11,734 · management and general $78 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,337 · program services $0 · management and general $5,337 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $89,665 · program services $0 · management and general $89,665 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,518 · program services $0 · management and general $6,518 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $339,491 · program services $329,172 · management and general $10,064 · fundraising $255

  • 24b · Other expenses: Uncollectible pledge

    total $300,000 · program services $0 · management and general $300,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other events

    total $165,935 · program services $165,582 · management and general $0 · fundraising $353

  • 24d · Other expenses: Website

    total $153,590 · program services $153,590 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $684,167 · program services $558,144 · management and general $26,442 · fundraising $99,581

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,726,869 · end of year $1,477,904

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $844,681 · end of year $1,004,860

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $750,000 · end of year $175,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,259 · end of year $9,780

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $62,490 · end of year $78,801

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $316,120

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $153,302

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $242,132 · end of year $162,818

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $13,345

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $396,642 · end of year $352,900

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $556,238 · end of year $281,238

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,205,843 · end of year $1,164,295

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,469,708 · end of year $1,124,075

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Engage more individuals in the civic process, educate them about the impact of public policies on their lives and our economy, and build support for policies that empower individuals.

  • Domestic Policy and Economics - IWF examines the impact of policies - such as our tax code, regulatory system, national budget, health care laws and education system - on American families and the economy.

    Expenses $3,452,561

  • Education, Communication, and Earned Media - IWF promotes the work of our scholars and spokeswomen, bringing their message to audience through print publications, television, radio, the internet and social media platforms. IWF also develops educational materials to help build amoung the public greater understanding of economic facts and principles.

    Expenses $1,303,832

  • Independent Womens Law Center (IWLC)- supports freedom and opportunity for women and girls in the legal arena. In the courts, before administrative agencies and legislative bodies, and in the court of public opinion, IWLC fights against radical legal theories that deny due process, undermine equal opportunity, make the government less accountable, and punish certain viewpoints.

    Expenses $444,797

  • Independent Womens Network - IWF develops educational content, resources and events that are made available to Independent Womens Network, which is a group of women working together to improve their communities and our country.

    Expenses $1,101,516

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Heather R Higgins

    Chairman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Giovanna Cugnasca

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nan Hayworth

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abby Moffat

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dick Weiss

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Myles Pollin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Kudlow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Tillman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carrie Lukas

    President

    Total calculated
    $245,951
    From this org
    $245,951
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,951
    Bonus
    $8,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $245,951
  • Somerlyn Cothran

    Former Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $82,691
    From this org
    $82,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    26

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $82,691
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $82,691
  • Amber Schwartz

    Exec VP

    Total calculated
    $116,403
    From this org
    $116,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    24
  • Lorena Riley

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $41,757
    From this org
    $41,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    22

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402619349301450

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