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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$412,287
Total expenses
$389,464
Contributions and grants received
$433,704
Grants paid
$227,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$586
Other revenue
-$22,003
Total assets, end of year
$181,553
Total liabilities, end of year
$120
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$181,433
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$292,658
Management and general expenses
$36,527
Fundraising expenses
$60,279
Program service expenses (Part III)
$292,658

Program services were 75.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $70,585

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $363,119

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,300

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $586 · excluded $586

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,531

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $70,585

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $26,534

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,003 · excluded -$22,003

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $90,000 · program services $90,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $137,000 · program services $137,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,000 · program services $42,000 · management and general $21,000 · fundraising $42,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,418 · program services $2,967 · management and general $1,484 · fundraising $2,967

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,242 · program services $3,297 · management and general $2,092 · fundraising $2,853

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $22,735 · program services $12,899 · management and general $3,570 · fundraising $6,266

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $200 · management and general $200

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,800 · management and general $1,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $436 · program services $190 · management and general $132 · fundraising $114

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,532 · program services $1,478 · management and general $66 · fundraising $2,988

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $240 · program services $144 · fundraising $96

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $790 · program services $667 · management and general $64 · fundraising $59

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,572 · program services $1,286 · management and general $1,286

  • 24a · Other expenses: CRM and Webosting Fees

    total $3,363 · program services $257 · management and general $587 · fundraising $2,519

  • 24b · Other expenses: Payroll Fees

    total $699 · program services $49 · management and general $601 · fundraising $49

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank and Credit Card Fees

    total $3,430 · program services $50 · management and general $3,193 · fundraising $187

  • 24d · Other expenses: Membership Fees

    total $999 · program services $366 · management and general $452 · fundraising $181

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8 · program services $8

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $109,174 · end of year $159,540

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $34,802 · end of year $22,013

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,254

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $120 · end of year $120

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $158,110 · end of year $181,433

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Womens Empowerment funds econcomic empowerment programs including small business loans, training, education, and other vital poverty alleviation strategies for women experiencing poverty. More on Schedule O.

  • Nyaka Expenses 22.5 of total program expenses including Grants of 51,000 Revenue Grants to Nyaka provided funds for loans for grandmothers experiencing poverty who are each raising and supporting grandchildren in conditions of dire poverty. During 2025, the program successfully transitioned 2,400 grandmothers from subsistence-level support toward sustainable entrepreneurship by increasing capital access and providing essential business training. In 2025, Nyaka grew the program to 23,376 grandmothers organized into 261 groups. Nyaka conducted 258 training sessions, reaching 17,086 participants. These sessions equipped grandmothers with essential knowledge, financial literacy, and skills, contributing to their wellbeing and that of their families.

    Expenses $68,330 · Grants $51,000

  • International Rescue Committee in San Diego Expenses 18.9 of total program expenses including Grants of 43,000 Revenue 0 Business services and entrepreneurship training were provided for women in refugee, immigrant, and low-income communities in San Diego through grants to the International Rescue Committee in San Diego and their WE STAR Programs. In 2025 the business programs enrolled 128 new women clients and provided training sessions and technical assistance to 112 women. 42 new women-owned businesses were started 55 businesses showed an increase in sales. An estimated 183 jobs were created or sustained from these activities.

    Expenses $55,437 · Grants $43,000

  • Via International Expenses 15.4 of total program expenses including Grants of 35,000 Revenue Grants to Via International provided funding for microloans and educational programs for women who are in or at risk of entering the sex trade industry in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and for women who have recently immigrated or been deported to the area. The program provides resources to increase economic and social empowerment for women disproportionately burdened by poverty, lacking education and access to employment, poor health outcomes, violence, and other human rights violations. WE funds in 2025 were used to support staff that are operating the microloan program and supporting new groups of women. Two existing indigenous women groups continued to operate successfully, maintaining their 26 clients. Two other groups of 21 women from the deported mothers community are supported in their development of leadership and small sales initiatives. Lastly, 13 women in the ESTIMA loan group continued to gain experience and expand their businesses.

    Expenses $45,123 · Grants $35,000

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Adams

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $111,600
    From this org
    $105,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,600
    Hours/week
    40

  • Debbie McGraw-Block

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Hennenfert

    President and Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Erin Schultz

    Co-President and Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jos Angel Nuncio

    Co-President and Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bridget Burns

    Secretary and Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mae Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Kurtz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen O'Leonard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Sawrey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amina Sheik Mohamed

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Landen Villanueva

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Schwartz

    Treasurer and Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tanvi Jaluka

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Kramer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Bernadette Parker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Hocking

    Assistant Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jan Hamilton

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601279349304015

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