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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by UNITED WE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,847,604
Total expenses
$2,559,363
Contributions and grants received
$1,734,903
Grants paid
$201,513
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$112,701
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,057,818
Total liabilities, end of year
$902,320
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,155,498
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,890,710
Management and general expenses
$407,431
Fundraising expenses
$261,222
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,890,710

Program services were 73.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $5,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,729,903

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $115,319 · excluded $115,319

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $550,000

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

    securities $552,618

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,618

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,618 · excluded -$2,618

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $201,513 · program services $201,513

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $305,290 · program services $203,260 · management and general $25,706 · fundraising $76,324

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $424,369 · program services $249,868 · management and general $43,965 · fundraising $130,536

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,958 · program services $7,629 · management and general $1,343 · fundraising $3,986

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,233 · program services $6,995 · management and general $2,583 · fundraising $3,655

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,900 · program services $27,615 · management and general $4,859 · fundraising $14,426

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,798 · program services $3,798

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $117,795 · management and general $117,795

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,960 · management and general $22,960

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $664,150 · program services $645,781 · management and general $12,988 · fundraising $5,381

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $313,987 · program services $296,201 · fundraising $17,786

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,890 · management and general $16,890

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,105 · management and general $29,105

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $41,265 · management and general $41,265

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,162 · program services $31,870 · management and general $1,164 · fundraising $9,128

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,511 · program services $21,835 · management and general $19,676

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,152 · management and general $27,152

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,866 · management and general $22,866

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,392 · management and general $5,392

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $177,938 · program services $177,938

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMEN

    total $5,642 · management and general $5,642

  • 24c · Other expenses: POLICY & RESEARCH

    total $5,347 · program services $5,347

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER APPT PROJECTS EXP

    total $4,925 · program services $4,925

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,215 · program services $6,135 · management and general $6,080

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $87,981 · end of year $83,905

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $163,453 · end of year $178,650

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $352,039 · end of year $92,159

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,221 · end of year $11,450

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $199,865

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $112,216

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $91,266 · end of year $87,649

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,506,399 · end of year $4,573,029

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $69,216 · end of year $30,976

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $101,850 · end of year $124,082

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $121,942 · end of year $629,843

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $625,000 · end of year $120,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $66,216 · end of year $28,395

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,057,562 · end of year $2,023,077

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,305,005 · end of year $2,132,421

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

UNITED WE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE ALL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC WELL-BEING AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

UNITED WE IS A NATIONAL, NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN THINK-AND-DO TANK FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT THE ECONOMY.

  • UNITED WE'S INSTITUTE ADVANCES WOMEN'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGH NONPARTISAN RESEARCH, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AT BOTH THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND ACROSS MISSOURI, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS. IN 2025, THE INSTITUTE LED MAJOR RESEARCH INITIATIVES EXAMINING BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND CAREGIVING. THIS WORK INCLUDED ORIGINAL RESEARCH, MULTI-STATE POLICY ANALYSIS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICYMAKERS, EMPLOYERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE INSTITUTE CONVENED FOUR STATE-BASED POLICY COALITIONS AND BEGAN BUILDING A NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING TASK FORCE, ENGAGING CROSS-SECTOR LEADERS TO ALIGN ON SOLUTIONS AND INFORM FUTURE POLICY EFFORTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCREASED AWARENESS OF WORKFORCE BARRIERS, INFORMED POLICY DISCUSSIONS, AND STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMY.

    Expenses $930,341 · Grants $160,263

  • UNITED WE'S APPOINTMENTS PROJECT EQUIPS WOMEN WITH THE TOOLS, NETWORKS, AND CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE APPOINTED LEADERSHIP ROLES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. IN 2025, UNITED WE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO MULTIPLE REGIONS, SUPPORTING COHORTS OF WOMEN THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND PEER LEARNING. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE AND READINESS TO PURSUE CIVIC LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, WITH SEVERAL SECURING APPOINTMENTS TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL BOARDS.

    Expenses $579,864 · Grants $41,250

  • IN 2025, UNITED WE'S STUDIO PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOUR ISSUES OF ITS NATIONAL MAGAZINE, ELEVATING RESEARCH FINDINGS, POLICY INSIGHTS, AND STORIES THAT HIGHLIGHT BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN'S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION. THESE PUBLICATIONS SERVED AS A KEY PLATFORM FOR TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO ACCESSIBLE CONTENT FOR BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THE STUDIO ALSO DESIGNED AND EXECUTED HIGH-IMPACT EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE, CONVENING CROSS-SECTOR LEADERS TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP. THROUGH INTEGRATED STORYTELLING, MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS, AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, THE STUDIO EXPANDED UNITED WE'S NATIONAL VISIBILITY AND REINFORCED ALIGNMENT AROUND SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKFORCE AND CIVIC LIFE.

    Expenses $380,505

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joan Ruff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Donovan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Sullivan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Cranshaw

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jane Cavalier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Clune

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Edwards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Kwo Gerson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Jordan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neil Meltzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Owens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne St Peter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wendy Doyle

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $248,128
    From this org
    $229,172
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,956
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,172
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,932
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,024
    Filer's total
    $248,128

  • Julian Arredondo

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $57,162
    From this org
    $57,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Micaela Brokaw

    CDO

    Total calculated
    $126,013
    From this org
    $122,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,389
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sarah Smith

    COO

    Total calculated
    $167,088
    From this org
    $150,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,962
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,126
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,575
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,387
    Filer's total
    $167,088

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • WE WORK FOR CHANGE

    501(C)(4) · SOCIAL WELFARE · MO · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by UNITED WE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601249349300025

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