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MARYS PENCE

EIN 36-3556481 SAINT PAUL, MN

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Revenue 2024
$931,283
Expenses 2024
$1,053,895

Program services were 80.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
R240
Classification
1000
Street
275 4TH ST E STE 642 # 64

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MARY'S PENCE PROMOTES CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE BY DIRECTING DONATED RESOURCES TO SMALL WOMEN'S PROJECTS IN NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. MARY'S PENCE IS AN ORGANIZATION SERVING WOMEN IN THE AMERICAS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH INCREASED ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE FOCUS IS ON MINISTRIES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE. MARY'S PENCE OFFERS RESOURCES AND TRAINING THAT INCREASES WOMEN'S ECONOMIC POWER WHILE FOSTERING EDUCATION AND EXPANDING LEADERSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MARY'S PENCE INVESTS IN WOMEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA BY FUNDING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND FOSTERING COLLABORATIONS TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE.

  • THE ESPERA PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO ON ECONOMIC AUTONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT. A KEY FOCUS IS ECONOMIC SECURITY THOUGH DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES. WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LOCALLY OWNED LENDING POOLS, TRAINING ON BUSINESS SKILLS, AND COACHING OF SMALL BUSINESSES. WE WORK WITH EXISTING LOCAL WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM ON STRENGTHENING THEIR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS HAS BEEN A RECENT FOCUS, AND WE HAVE SPONSORED LOCAL GROUP WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS ONLINE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS TOOLS. THE ESPERA PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 14 GROUPS IN 5 COUNTRIES. OVER $200,000 IS IN CIRCULATION IN THE LOCAL LENDING POOLS, AND OVER 1,400 WOMEN HAVE BENEFITED FROM LOANS OVER TIME. OVER $80,000 IN GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS.

    Expenses $428,742 · Grants $150,620

  • MARY'S PENCE FUNDS WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US THAT ARE WORKING WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO CREATE LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATIONS WE FUND ARE ALL SMALL, WITH BUDGETS UNDER $250,000. EACH ORGANIZATION ORGANIZES AND CREATES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ADVOCATES TO CHANGE UNJUST POLICIES, AND EDUCATES TO BUILD SKILLS AND INCREASE CAPACITY. OUR GRANTS ACT AS SEED MONEY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NEWLY CREATED, AND AS SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL FOR YEARS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MARY'S PENCE CONNECTS OUR GRANTEES WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS AND HELPFUL RESOURCES. THIS YEAR WE GAVE GRANTS TO 23 ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HOSTED A 3 DAY WORKSHOP FOR OUR GRANTEES WHERE THEY CONNECTED AND CREATED COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS CRITICAL TO SMALL NONPROFIT SUCCESS.

    Expenses $324,702 · Grants $179,765

  • OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE BASED ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING PRINCIPLES. MARY'S PENCE SHARES INFORMATION ON THE ISSUES OF JUSTICE, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER ISSUES FACED BY WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY - HERE IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS IN LATIN AMERICA. OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE OUR NEWSLETTERS, EMAILS, AND LETTERS TO DONORS AND INTERESTED PARTIES, PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, OUR CALENDAR OF WOMEN AND OTHER WAYS WE INTERACT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $96,036

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Nancy Silva

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Zerjav

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sister Lakesha Church

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emma Tacke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Halima Hamud

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nohely Teresa Alvarez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amparo Martinez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Betzner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Auxiliadora Del Socorro Salgado

    PEREZ-BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maria Raquel Valencia Arce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grace Koleczek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sara Osman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathasha Pineiros-Board

    MEMBER THRU APRIL 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amy Parker-Board Member

    THRU OCTOBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meg Olson-Board Member

    THRU APRIL 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katherine Wojtan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $97,079
    From this org
    $88,722
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,357
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $931,283
    Expenses
    $1,053,895
    Contributions
    $881,432
    Grants paid
    $330,385
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $863,225
    Expenses
    $906,877
    Contributions
    $844,629
    Grants paid
    $278,021
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $764,406
    Expenses
    $837,578
    Contributions
    $741,900
    Grants paid
    $236,964

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $845,268
    Expenses
    $670,423
    Assets (EOY)
    $823,151

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $761,358
    Expenses
    $630,340
    Assets (EOY)
    $692,498

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $527,114
    Expenses
    $664,474
    Assets (EOY)
    $611,341

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $502,092
    Expenses
    $676,669
    Assets (EOY)
    $673,467

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $655,987
    Expenses
    $518,376
    Assets (EOY)
    $828,499

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $597,183
    Expenses
    $491,451
    Assets (EOY)
    $726,100

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $517,526
    Expenses
    $466,586
    Assets (EOY)
    $627,465

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $539,788
    Expenses
    $393,268
    Assets (EOY)
    $555,831

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $456,227
    Expenses
    $353,945
    Assets (EOY)
    $411,863

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $337,539
    Assets (EOY)
    $295,638

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.