Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,425,714
- Total expenses
- $346,156
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,402,123
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,591
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,971,206
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,129
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,965,077
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $171,757
- Management and general expenses
- $105,103
- Fundraising expenses
- $69,296
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $171,757
Program services were 49.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,402,123
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3 · Investment income
total $23,591 · excluded $23,591
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $121,000 · program services $30,250 · management and general $60,500 · fundraising $30,250
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $49,208 · program services $49,208
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,312 · program services $8,312
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $13,571 · program services $13,571
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11b · Fees: legal
total $334 · management and general $334
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $42,601 · management and general $42,601
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11g · Fees: other
total $70,404 · program services $37,899 · fundraising $32,505
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,541 · fundraising $6,541
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,798 · program services $2,798
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14 · Information technology
total $5,159 · program services $5,159
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16 · Occupancy
total $635 · program services $635
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17 · Travel
total $21,518 · program services $21,518
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23 · Insurance
total $2,145 · program services $2,145
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24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $1,668 · management and general $1,668
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24b · Other expenses: GIFTS
total $212 · program services $212
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSE & REGISTRATION
total $50 · program services $50
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $621,590 · end of year $92,574
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $608,911 · end of year $1,466,300
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $27,033 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$15,712
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$15,712
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $10,271 · end of year $10,271
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $4,402,061
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,847 · end of year $6,129
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,268,458 · end of year $5,965,077
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE WOMEN'S BAKERY EMPOWERS WOMEN AND NOURISHES COMMUNITIES THROUGH A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.
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THE WOMEN'S BAKERY (TWB) IS A VIABLE COMMITMENT TO A VISION FOR WHAT THE WORLD CAN BE: A WORLD THAT ELEVATES WOMEN FOR THEIR INHERENT POWER AND PROMOTES BUSINESS AS A TOOL FOR LASTING, POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT. AT TWB, WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL PROGRAMMING, AND WE BUILD BAKERIES THAT SELL NUTRITIOUS BREADS TO RWANDAN COMMUNITIES. OUR MAJOR KEY IS WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND OUR MINOR KEY IS OUR ONE BREAD PROJECT (OBP), A SCHOOL SNACK PROGRAM THAT SERVES PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS A DAILY PIECE OF FORTIFIED BREAD, MEETING THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME NUTRITION FORTIFICATION STANDARDS. WE LAUNCHED OPB IN 2019, SERVING ABOUT 400 CHILDREN A DAY; IN 2025, WE SERVED, ON AVERAGE, OVER 20,000 CHILDREN EVERY SCHOOL DAY. IN 2025, TWB DIRECTLY EMPLOYED 70 PEOPLE, 68 OF WHOM ARE EAST AFRICAN AND 55 OF WHOM ARE WOMEN. ALL TWB TEAM MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY LESSONS, ON-SITE DAYCARES, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS. ALL TEAM MEMBERS HAVE COMPANY HEALTH INSURANCE, BENEFITING 98 DEPENDENTS. 80% OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS REPORT TWB AS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE FOR INCOME AND, BECAUSE OF TWB'S PROGRAMMING, 100% OF TEAM MEMBERS REPORT ACTIVELY MANAGING THEIR FINANCES WITH A BUDGET.
Expenses $171,757
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Burke FishburnBURKE FISHBURN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kahwa DouoguihKAHWA DOUOGUIH
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Shyreen KhalidDR SHYREEN KHALID
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rocio A LopezROCIO A LOPEZ
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Valerie WaylandVALERIE WAYLAND
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jane Markey CulverJANE MARKEY CULVER
CEO
- Total calculated
- $121,000
- From this org
- $120,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,000
- Hours/week
- 40
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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THE WOMEN'S BAKERY LTD
C · PROGRAM SERVICES - BAKERY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT · RW · 100% owned · share of income -$612,552 · share of assets $340,977
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 30 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622449349300112
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