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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL WOMENS LAW CENTER ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,916,348
Total expenses
$3,507,504
Contributions and grants received
$2,751,004
Grants paid
$218,800
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$37,046
Other revenue
$128,298
Total assets, end of year
$1,998,650
Total liabilities, end of year
$487,360
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,511,290
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,159,785
Management and general expenses
$304,321
Fundraising expenses
$43,398
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,159,785

Program services were 90.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,751,004

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $37,046 · excluded $37,046

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $128,225 · excluded $128,225

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $73 · excluded $73

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $128,298

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $218,800 · program services $218,800

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $24,845 · program services $24,845

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $852,037 · program services $718,975 · management and general $101,337 · fundraising $31,725

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $73,544 · program services $62,040 · management and general $8,761 · fundraising $2,743

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $97,185 · program services $82,204 · management and general $11,409 · fundraising $3,572

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,914 · program services $55,876 · management and general $7,645 · fundraising $2,393

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,664 · program services $13,664

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,997 · program services $5,473 · management and general $2,524

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,008,930 · program services $961,883 · management and general $46,676 · fundraising $371

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $876,621 · program services $876,621

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,753 · program services $12,061 · management and general $7,666 · fundraising $26

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,199 · program services $15,281 · management and general $17,918

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $47,472 · management and general $47,472

  • 17 · Travel

    total $44,241 · program services $43,069 · management and general $893 · fundraising $279

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,644 · program services $350 · management and general $5 · fundraising $2,289

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,899 · program services $13,899

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,195 · management and general $6,195

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND REGISTRATIONS

    total $48,883 · program services $48,656 · management and general $227

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $23,016 · management and general $23,016

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE

    total $19,461 · management and general $19,461

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,324 · program services $5,866 · management and general $458

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,880 · program services $222 · management and general $2,658

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $785 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,038,541 · end of year $707,647

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $1,200,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $51,931

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $92,987 · end of year $21,304

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $6,667 · end of year $17,768

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $266,649 · end of year $247,099

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $69,885 · end of year $240,261

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $906,613 · end of year $122,914

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,195,833 · end of year $1,388,376

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • - WORKED TO GET AS MANY FAIR AND IMPARTIAL FEDERAL JUDGES NOMINATED AND CONFIRMED IN THE SENATE BEFORE THE END OF THE CONGRESS.- LAUNCHED CALL AND TEXTING CAMPAIGNS TO ENGAGE CONSTITUENTS ON OPPOSING CABINET NOMINEES BECAUSE OF THEIR HARMFUL STANCES ON GENDER JUSTICE ISSUES. - SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKED DAVID WELDON'S NOMINATION TO HEAD THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, WHICH BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE DANGER HIS NOMINATION POSED AND LAID BARE HIS ANTI-ABORTION RECORD.- LAUNCHED CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE PUBLIC IN ASKING CONGRESS TO OPPOSE THE RECONCILIATION BUDGET BILL, FOCUSING ON THE WAYS THAT TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES AND WEALTHY CORPORATIONS ROB US OF THE INVESTMENTS IN CHILD CARE, HEALTH CARE, AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THAT WE ALL DESERVE.- ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE HARMS OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE ORDERS.- ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY ACROSS A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE, EDUCATION, AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.- LED A COALITION FOCUSED ON GENDER JUSTICE POLICY AND CONVENED ADVOCATES TO DEVELOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND PLAN FOR CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING. - CREATED NATIONAL AND STATE-SPECIFIC VOTER GUIDES FOCUSED ON CHILD CARE, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT, AND PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY. WORKED WITH PARTNERS ON DIGITAL, CALL, AND TEXTING PROGRAMS AIMED AT EDUCATING VOTERS LEADING UP TO THE 2024 ELECTIONS.

    Expenses $3,159,785 · Grants $218,800

As filed on the 2024 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
    $20,849
    From this org
    $18,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,720
    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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611039349301541

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