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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TOGETHER WOMEN RISE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,097,963
Total expenses
$2,126,497
Contributions and grants received
$2,096,457
Grants paid
$996,025
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$20,454
Other revenue
-$18,948
Total assets, end of year
$1,326,637
Total liabilities, end of year
$359,083
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$967,554
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,671,492
Management and general expenses
$207,478
Fundraising expenses
$247,527
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,671,492

Program services were 78.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $26,072

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,070,385

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,510 · excluded $20,510

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $20,382

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

    securities $20,438

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$56

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$56 · related or exempt -$56

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $31,453

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,401

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$18,948

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $996,025 · program services $996,025

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $146,308 · program services $117,046 · management and general $14,631 · fundraising $14,631

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $477,368 · program services $280,625 · management and general $60,042 · fundraising $136,701

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $54,174 · program services $38,135 · management and general $5,731 · fundraising $10,308

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,246 · program services $38,185 · management and general $5,739 · fundraising $10,322

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,801 · program services $15,769 · management and general $11,082 · fundraising $6,950

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $533 · program services $533

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,901 · management and general $10,901

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $97,020 · program services $53,510 · management and general $4,745 · fundraising $38,765

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $88,014 · program services $64,486 · management and general $6,412 · fundraising $17,116

  • 17 · Travel

    total $701 · management and general $345 · fundraising $356

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,074 · program services $3,562 · management and general $582 · fundraising $930

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

    total $63,616 · program services $63,616

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

    total $55,742 · management and general $55,742

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPENS

    total $29,341 · management and general $29,341

  • 24d · Other expenses: CAMPAIGN COSTS

    total $9,058 · fundraising $9,058

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,575 · management and general $2,185 · fundraising $2,390

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $626,977 · end of year $591,590

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $504,886 · end of year $521,580

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $26,072

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $51,314 · end of year $59,793

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $170,136 · end of year $127,602

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $99,700 · end of year $147,054

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $65,750 · end of year $67,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $190,538 · end of year $144,129

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $989,825 · end of year $957,554

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

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

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY BECAUSE WOMENS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TREATED EQUALLY, THE WORLD IS HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND ECONOMICALLY JUST FOR EVERYONE.

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 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: AROGYA WORLD IS A US-BASED GLOBAL HEALTH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PREVENT NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS), THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE. OUR MISSION IS REFLECTED IN OUR VERY NAME AROGYA IN SANSKRIT MEANS TO LIVE A LIFE WITHOUT DISEASE. CHILDREN OF VIETNAM LIFTS CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO FULFILLING THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON ONE CHILD, ONE FAMILY, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME. EDUCATE2ENVISION BRINGS SECONDARY SCHOOL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO RURAL POOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS HONDURAS.EQUALITY NOW'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE LEGAL AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. EQUALITY NOW'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE LEGAL AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. 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. GIRL RISING IS WORKING TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ALL GIRLS LEARN, RISE, AND THRIVE. GROWTH THROUGH LEARNING (GTL) IS A SECULAR ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST AFRICA BY PROVIDING FULL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG WOMEN IN KENYA, UGANDA, AND TANZANIA WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD AN EDUCATION BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL. GTL ENCOURAGES CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS, ESPECIALLY PROMOTING WOMENS EMPOWERMENT IN EAST AFRICA. A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, ICRW ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SHARED PROSPERITY. ... ICRWS 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. LAST MILE 4D'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FREEDOM FROM GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, INCLUDING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM). MAYA MIDWIFERY INTERNATIONAL'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES BY HELPING TO PREPARE AND SUSTAIN LOCAL MIDWIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HELPING THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES WHICH AFFECT THEM. SPEAK UP EXISTS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD ON BEHALF OF THE POOR. THEIR MISSION IS TO CREAT A NEW REALITY FOR GIRLS IN POVERTY. THEY WORK TOWARD THIS GOAL THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT OF SAFE HOMES AND PRACTICAL LEGAL WORK. THE MOONCATCHER PROJECT EXISTS TO OPTIMIZE GIRLS LIVES WORLDWIDE BY REMOVING BARRIERS RELATED TO MENSTRUATION. THE PANGEA NETWORK IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING WOMEN AND YOUTH IN KENYA AND THE UNITED STATES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ONGOING NETWORK OF SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND MAKE POSITIVE, LIFE-CHANGING CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. TOMORROWS WOMEN TRAINS YOUNG WOMEN FROM PALESTINE, ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES TO BE STRONG, COMPASSIONATE LEADERS WHO PARTNER TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND INSPIRE ACTION THAT PROMOTES EQUALITY, PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TOO YOUNG TO WED'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND END CHILD MARRIAGE GLOBALLY. VILLAGE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT MATERNAL AND NEONATAL DEATH IN CHILDBIRTH AND TO TREAT AND PREVENT GYNECOLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF CHILDBIRTH IN RURAL ETHIOPIA.

    Expenses $1,671,492 · Grants $996,025

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

Listed in Part VII

  • BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSON

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $146,308
    From this org
    $120,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,478
    Hours/week
    40

  • VICKY BUSH-JOSEPH

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • BARBARA COLLINS

    COFOUNDER/BO

    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

  • EVA HABIB

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • CHERYL HOLLAND

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • COLLEEN KILL

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • SUSAN KLEIN-ROTHSCHILD

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • TARA LAROSE

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • LYNN O'CONNELL

    BOARD(PAST C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • SRIVIDIYA PRAKASH

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • CAROLYN RHODES

    BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • 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

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
2023
Filed
1 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401909349300645

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