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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL WOMENS LAW CENTER ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,347,283
Total expenses
$1,568,610
Contributions and grants received
$2,317,935
Grants paid
$325,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$29,768
Other revenue
-$420
Total assets, end of year
$2,438,980
Total liabilities, end of year
$336,534
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,102,446
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,392,383
Management and general expenses
$131,441
Fundraising expenses
$44,786
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,392,383

Program services were 88.8% 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

    $2,317,935

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $100,613

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,871 · excluded $29,871

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $100,613

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $100,716

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$103

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$103 · excluded -$103

  • 11a · Other revenue: MERCH FULFILLMENT

    total -$420 · excluded -$420

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$420

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $325,000 · program services $325,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $6,765 · program services $6,765

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $347,097 · program services $269,974 · management and general $43,842 · fundraising $33,281

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,828 · program services $19,206 · management and general $3,302 · fundraising $2,320

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,091 · program services $38,789 · management and general $6,638 · fundraising $4,664

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,827 · program services $20,058 · management and general $3,388 · fundraising $2,381

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,620 · program services $10,620

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,682 · program services $2,364 · management and general $1,318

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $348,353 · program services $335,985 · management and general $11,730 · fundraising $638

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $350,507 · program services $340,235 · management and general $9,627 · fundraising $645

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,704 · program services $224 · management and general $3,480

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,929 · program services $298 · management and general $15,631

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,234 · management and general $24,234

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,433 · program services $2,954 · management and general $807 · fundraising $672

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $56 · management and general $56

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,513 · management and general $1,513

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND REGISTRATIONS

    total $7,267 · program services $7,119 · management and general $107 · fundraising $41

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

    total $5,000 · program services $4,898 · management and general $74 · fundraising $28

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,879 · program services $1,849 · management and general $3,021 · fundraising $9

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $2,815 · program services $1,045 · management and general $1,765 · fundraising $5

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,010 · management and general $908 · fundraising $102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $30 · end of year $785

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,346,908 · end of year $2,038,541

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $300,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,336 · end of year $92,987

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $11,667 · end of year $6,667

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,910 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $520,468 · end of year $266,649

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $543,610 · end of year $69,885

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $705,438 · end of year $906,613

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $618,335 · end of year $1,195,833

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND IS A SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE SECURING OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN. THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND'S WORK PROMOTES POLICIES THAT IMPROVE WOMEN'S (1) CHILD CARE AND INCOME SECURITY OPPORTUNITIES, (2) EDUCATION, (3) WORKPLACE JUSTICE, AND (4) HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS - WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND'S ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • - PARTNERED ON THE "CARE CAN'T WAIT" RALLY, WITH ORGANIZATIONS URGING POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, AND THE PUBLIC TO INVEST IN CHILD CARE NOW. - LAUNCHED THE CARE VOTER GUIDE SERIES, EDUCATING VOTERS ON THE CANDIDATES' POSITIONS ON POLICIES AFFECTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EARLY EDUCATORS.- WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY AND GROW CHILD CARE CHAMPIONS.- RELEASED FOUR NATIONAL-LEVEL GENDER JUSTICE VOTER GUIDES THAT PROVIDED DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AT STAKE IN THE 2024 ELECTION AND PROVIDED CONTENT FOR DIRECT VOTER CONTACT. THE GUIDES COVERED REPRODUCTION FREEDOM, SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS, CARE ECONOMY, AND DEMOCRACY.- LED A CAMPAIGN TO SPOTLIGHT THE EXPIRATION OF CRITICAL CHILD CARE FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT THROUGH PAID CALLS AND MEDIA. IN SEPTEMBER 2023, NWLC EXECUTED A MOBILE BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN WITH POSTCARDS AND "CHILD CARE CLIFF" BARS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; LONG ISLAND, N.Y.; AND BROOKLYN, N.Y., TO MOBILIZE SUPPORTERS TO TELL CONGRESS TO FUND CHILD CARE.

    Expenses $1,392,383 · Grants $325,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Fatima Goss Graves

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $6,990
    From this org
    $6,171
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $819
    Hours/week
    0.33

  • Tonya Robinson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Anurima Bhargava

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Glynda Carr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Leah Greenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

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
2023
Filed
28 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521189349300337

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