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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TOGETHER WOMEN RISE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,093,182
Total expenses
$2,061,013
Contributions and grants received
$2,088,191
Grants paid
$941,244
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,991
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,355,813
Total liabilities, end of year
$355,988
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$999,825
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,733,904
Management and general expenses
$180,364
Fundraising expenses
$146,745
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,733,904

Program services were 84.1% 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

    $2,088,191

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,991 · excluded $4,991

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $941,244 · program services $941,244

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,972 · program services $85,578 · management and general $10,697 · fundraising $10,697

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $490,336 · program services $386,507 · management and general $40,988 · fundraising $62,841

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $45,444 · program services $35,917 · management and general $3,932 · fundraising $5,595

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,450 · program services $39,083 · management and general $4,279 · fundraising $6,088

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $55,047 · program services $37,349 · management and general $15,512 · fundraising $2,186

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,180 · program services $22,180

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,235 · management and general $10,235

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $71,865 · program services $37,090 · management and general $5,055 · fundraising $29,720

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $81,388 · program services $65,205 · management and general $5,723 · fundraising $10,460

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,927 · program services $3,809 · management and general $513 · fundraising $605

  • 24a · Other expenses: OVERSIGHT, EDUC. AND DEV.

    total $79,546 · program services $79,546

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $53,792 · management and general $53,792

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPENS

    total $20,628 · management and general $20,628

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND PERMITS

    total $12,044 · fundraising $12,044

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,915 · program services $396 · management and general $9,010 · fundraising $6,509

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,080,885 · end of year $626,977

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $504,886

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $2,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,593 · end of year $51,314

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $212,670 · end of year $170,136

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $89,885 · end of year $99,700

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $48,480 · end of year $65,750

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $236,127 · end of year $190,538

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $951,174 · end of year $989,825

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,482 · end of year $10,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THROUGH MEMBER EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND GLOBAL COLLECTIVE GIVING CIRCLES, TOGETHER WOMEN RISE INSPIRES, EDUCATES AND ENGAGES PEOPLE TO INVEST IN GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE IS A POWERFUL COMMUNITY OF WOMEN AND ALLIES DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING GLOBAL GENDER EQUALITY. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHAPTERS ACROSS THE U.S. WHERE MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT AND ADVOCATE FOR GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES, GIVE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, AND BUILD COMMUNITY TO FORGE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THAT INCREASE OUR STRENGTH AND COLLECTIVE IMPACT.

  • TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CHAMPIONS GLOBAL GENDER EQUALITY BECAUSE WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TREATED EQUALLY, THE WORLD IS HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND ECONOMICALLY JUST FOR EVERYONE. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHAPTERS ACROSS THE U.S. WHERE MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT AND ADVOCATE FOR GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES, GIVE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, AND BUILD COMMUNITY TO FORGE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THAT INCREASE OUR STRENGTH AND COLLECTIVE IMPACT. TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 400 CHAPTERS WITH 5,300 MEMBERS. MEMBERS GATHER MONTHLY TO LEARN ABOUT AND ADVOCATE FOR GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES THAT WE COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT. CURRENT YEAR PROJECTS INCLUDE: AUTHENTIQUE MEMORIAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS ARE PROTECTED, SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTHS AND EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH FORMAL AND NON FORMAL EDUCATION, WHILE IMPROVING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH. OUR FUNDING SUPPORTED GROW - GIRLS' RESILIENCE, OPPORTUNITIES AND WELLBEING PROJECT FOCUSED ON BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AMONG YOUNG MOTHERS AND PREGNANT GIRLS, FOCUSING ON THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH ARMED GROUPS, IN SOUTHWEST CAMEROON. COLORS OF CONNECTION'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE YOUTH FROM CONFLICT AFFECTED COUNTRIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARTMAKING TO PROMOTE HOPE, WELL-BEING, AND SELF DETERMINATION IN THE PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. OUR GRANT SUPPORTED THE GIRL AWAKENING PROGRAM. FUNDS WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM STAFF SALARIES, SUPPLIES AND FOOD FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOR GIRL PARTICIPANTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMMON THREADS PROJECT HELPS WOMEN HEAL FROM THE ENDURING PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR AND DISPLACEMENT. WE BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY THROUGH TRAINING AND SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT LOCAL SPECIALISTS TO ESTABLISH WOMEN'S CIRCLES AND LEAD THEM THROUGH OUR TRANSFORMATIVE THERAPY PROCESS. OUR GRANT FUNDED SAJHA DHAGO/COMMON THREADS PROJECT, AN EXPANSION OF CTP'S CURRENT PILOT PROGRAM IN NEPAL TO GROUPS OF TEENS AND OTHER SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND TRAINING OF LOCAL CLINICAL STAFF IN COMMON THREADS TRAUMA RECOVERY METHODOLOGY, SO THAT A LOCAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO OFFER SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE. EK TARA'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND EMPOWER GIRLS AND WOMEN FROM MARGINALIZED URBAN SLUM COMMUNITIES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE. OUR GRANT FUNDED A PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF MARGINALIZED GIRLS FROM THE LARGEST AND POOREST SLUM COMMUNITY IN EAST INDIA. IT BUILDS A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY INVESTED IN THE LONG-TERM ACADEMIC GOALS OF THE GIRLS. A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, EQUIMUNDO: CENTER FOR MASCULINITIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (FORMERLY PROMUNDO-US) WORKS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND CREATE A WORLD FREE FROM VIOLENCE BY ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMEN, GIRLS, AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDER IDENTITIES. EVERFREE'S MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE LASTING FREEDOM FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OUR GRANT SUPPORTED EVERFREE'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE DELIVERY AND PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION OF TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR AFTERCARE, PREVENTION, AND LEGAL PROGRAMMING IN UGANDA; AND PILOT EXPANSION OF EDUCATION AND DATA COLLECTION IN THE PHILIPPINES. A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SHARED PROSPERITY. ICRW'S YOUTH-FOCUSED PROGRAM EXPLORES, SUPPORTS AND DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT WORK WITH AND FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTH, INCLUDING THOSE THAT PREVENT EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGE, IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, PROMOTE GIRLS' EDUCATION, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO ECONOMICALLY EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, AND PREVENT VIOLENCE. A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, LANDESA CHAMPIONS AND WORKS TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS FOR MILLIONS OF THE WORLD'S POOREST, MOSTLY RURAL WOMEN AND MEN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE. MALAIKA'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER CONGOLESE GIRLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROGRAMS. OUR GRANTED FUNDED NZURI SKILLS TO EXPAND OUR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN KALEBUKA. ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT'S MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR FUNDING ALLOWED OYE TO EQUIP ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN HONDURAS WITH CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ATTITUDES, VALUES AND TOOLS TO LEAD HEALTHY, CHOICE-FILLED LIVES AND ADVOCATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. PROJECT SOAR'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED TEEN GIRLS TO BECOME THE LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. OUR GRANT FUNDED GIRLS SOAR IN MOROCCO: A LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MARGINALIZED TEEN GIRLS TO ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF 200 GIRLS IN 10 UNDERSERVED SITES ACROSS MOROCCO THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GIRL LEADER CLUBS AND A 25 WORKSHOP EXTRACURRICULAR EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. SECOND MILE HAITI'S MISSION IS TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN HAITI THROUGH A HOLISTIC, CAREGIVER- CENTERED APPROACH THAT MEETS IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR FOOD AND HEALTH CARE THROUGH LIVE-IN MALNUTRITION AND MATERNITY CENTERS AND INVESTS IN FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND INCOME-GENERATING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. OUR GRANT PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AT THE SAN RAPHAEL FAMILY CENTER IN HAITI. SELF-HELP INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION IS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER BY HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES. SELF-HELP OPERATES INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN GHANA AND NICARAGUA TO HELP RURAL FAMILIES IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH DIGNITY. WE FUNDED THEIR EMPOWERING WOMEN & GIRLS: GROWING HEALTHY FOOD, GROWING HEALTHY CHILDREN PROJECT WHICH EQUIPS WOMEN WITH KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE A MORE HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, SHARED INTEREST MOBILIZES THE RESOURCES FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA'S ECONOMICALLY DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND BUILD EQUITABLE NATIONS. SOCCER WITHOUT BORDER'S MISSION IS TO USE SOCCER AS A VEHICLE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, PROVIDING UNDERSERVED YOUTH WITH A TOOLKIT TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO GROWTH, INCLUSION, AND PERSONAL SUCCESS. OUR GRANT FUNDED SWB NICARAGUA EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ELP) TO FACILITATE POSITIVE SCHOOL OUTCOMES FOR GIRLS AGES 5-20 IN GRANADA, NICARAGUA THROUGH A SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC, AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE'S MISSION IS TO HEAL THE WOUNDS OF TORTURE ON INDIVIDUALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO END TORTURE WORLDWIDE. OUR GRANT FUNDED CVT'S PROJECT TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS) TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NORTHERN UGANDA. YAMBA MALAWI'S MISSION IS TO UPLIFT VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY EMPOWERING THEIR COMMUNITIES TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. OUR GRANT FUNDED A PROJECT TO EMPOWER 250 WOMEN'S HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATED 25% YOUNG MOTHERS (UNDER AGE 22) TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH A HOLISTIC, CHILD-FOCUSED POVERTY GRADUATION PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,733,904 · Grants $941,244

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Beverley Francis-Gibson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $106,973
    From this org
    $106,973
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Barbara Collins

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jo Debolt

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Sarah Durry

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kathy Fitts

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Cheryl Holland

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tara Larose

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Renee Losh

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lynn O'Connell

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Caren Senter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Melinda Silverstein

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Betsy Teutsch

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Betsy Smulyan

    FORMER INTER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
2022
Filed
29 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302129349300215

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