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WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

EIN 52-1838756 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2025
$26,981,594
Expenses 2025
$28,889,590

Program services were 78.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q300
Classification
1000
Street
2000 M ST NW STE 750-A

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 · 2025

Mission

IN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT AND WAR, WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (WOMEN FOR WOMEN) SUPPORTS THE MOST MARGINALIZED WOMEN TO EARN AND SAVE MONEY, IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, INFLUENCE DECISIONS IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY, AND CONNECT TO NETWORKS SUPPORT. BY UTILIZING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES, WOMEN ARE THEN ABLE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE TRAINING FOR WOMEN TO GENERATE INCOME, IMPROVE HEALTH, AND INFLUENCE DECISIONS.

  • TRAINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS OUR CORE WORK IS CENTERED ON OUR HOLISTIC, RIGHTS-BASED PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MARGINALIZED WOMEN IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR YEAR-LONG BUNDLED INVESTMENT IN WOMEN INCLUDES INFORMATIONAL TRAINING; SKILL-BUILDING IN NUMERACY, BUSINESS SKILLS, AND A CHOSEN VOCATIONAL SKILL; RESOURCE PROVISION IN THE FORM OF A MONTHLY CASH STIPEND, ASSET TRANSFERS FOR VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SAVINGS CHANNEL PROVISION, AND REFERRALS TO HEALTH AND LEGAL SERVICES; AND CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL WOMEN'S NETWORKS AND GLOBAL SUPPORTERS, AS WELL AS CONNECTIONS TO OTHER WOMEN, BY CREATING A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SPACE WHERE WOMEN LEARN, SHARE, AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER TO INITIATE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES.THIS BUNDLED APPROACH SUPPORTS THE MOST MARGINALIZED WOMEN IN MAKING PROGRESS IN FOUR KEY AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: EARNING AND SAVING; HEALTH AND WELLNESS; RIGHTS AND DECISION-MAKING; AND SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SAFETY NETS. WOMEN LEARN NUMERACY AND BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS THEY CAN USE TO START SELF-MANAGED BUSINESSES. WE PROVIDE HANDS-ON PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ONE OF FIVE INCOME-GENERATING SECTORS: AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FOOD PROCESSING, TRADE AND SERVICES, OR HANDICRAFTS AND MANUFACTURING. WOMEN LEARN HOW SAVING MONEY IS ESSENTIAL TO ESCAPE THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAVE, WHETHER IN SAVINGS GROUPS OR FORMALLY THROUGH BANKS OR CREDIT UNIONS.OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES EACH PARTICIPANT WITH A TRAINING STIPEND OF $10 PER MONTH, WHICH CAN COVER TRAINING-RELATED EXPENSES, CONTRIBUTE TO HOUSEHOLD NEEDS, SUCH AS EDUCATION FOR GIRLS, AND HELP WOMEN BEGIN TO BUILD SAVINGS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO POOL THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES AND PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION ON ESTABLISHING GROUP BUSINESSES AND COOPERATIVES, AS WELL AS CONNECTING THEM TO MICROCREDIT PROVIDERS.BECAUSE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH IS A PRIMARY STEP IN BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND INCREASING THE USE OF HEALTH SERVICES, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF KEY HEALTH CONCERNS, INCLUDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, NUTRITION, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND STRESS, HYGIENE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. WE WORK TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS TO ACCESS SUCH HEALTH SERVICES, PARTICULARLY IN REMOTE AREAS, THROUGH MAPPING PROVIDERS, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PROVIDING REFERRALS, AND NEGOTIATING LOWER RATES FOR CARE.WOMEN LEARN ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY AND THEIR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. THEY LEARN ABOUT ASSET MANAGEMENT AND HOUSEHOLD DECISION-MAKING. OUR CURRICULUM DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND VOTING, AS WELL AS TEACHING CRITICAL SKILLS SUCH AS NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT. WOMEN LEARN WHAT THEY CAN DO AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A GROUP TO EXERCISE THEIR OWN RIGHTS IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO EDUCATE OTHER WOMEN ABOUT WHAT THEY LEARN.THE PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN LEARN HOW TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADVOCATE FOR AND MAKE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. AS A WOMAN MOVES THROUGH THE PROGRAM IN CLASSES OF 25, SHE SHARES IDEAS, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION. SHE FORMS CLOSE BONDS WITH OTHER WOMEN, BUILDING STRONG SUPPORT NETWORKS. IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, THESE NETWORKS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT, AS THEY GIVE A WOMAN A PLACE TO GO FOR HELP AND, SOMETIMES, SURVIVAL. WOMEN USE THEIR NETWORKS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND OFTEN BUILD BUSINESSES TOGETHER.BY ENGAGING WITH MEN AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURES, WE ADDRESS DISCRIMINATORY NORMS AND PRACTICES AND ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TO DETERMINE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE AIM TO SENSITIZE MEN TO ISSUES OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, THE VALUE OF WOMEN'S WORK, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GIRLS' EDUCATION, AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. IN EACH COUNTRY, MEN'S ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING CONTENT ARE TAILORED TO THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CONTEXT. WE CONNECT PROGRAM GRADUATES WITH ADVANCED TRAINING TO HELP THEM GROW AND SCALE PROMISING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY IN MORE COMPLEX AND LUCRATIVE SECTORS. WE USE A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ADVOCACY APPROACH TO TRAIN WOMEN GRADUATES AS "CHANGE AGENTS," EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. OUR WORK SHOWS THAT EVEN THE MOST TRAUMATIZED WOMAN, WHEN SUPPORTED BY HER PEERS AND GIVEN THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES, CAN BUILD HER SELF-CONFIDENCE, GAIN FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES THAT YIELD BETTER PROFITS, CONTRIBUTE TO HOUSEHOLD DECISIONS, AND DEFEND HER RIGHTS.

    Expenses $21,396,529 · Grants $3,654,934

  • MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUTREACH THE MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAM CULTIVATES RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERS, AND MEDIA OUTLETS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF MARGINALIZED WOMEN SURVIVORS OF WAR AND CONFLICT, AND TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THEIR RESILIENCE AND THE IMPORTANT PROGRESS AND IMPACT OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS.THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE AUDIENCES ABOUT KEY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CRITICAL ROLE SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT PLAYS IN ADVANCING WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AROUND THE GLOBE. THE PROGRAM'S PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS SEEK TO BUILD SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FOR THIS WORK THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SUPPORTING EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INITIATING SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS, PUBLISHING MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS, AND CONVENING SPECIAL EVENTS AND MEETINGS.IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM PRODUCES MATERIALS AND PUBLISHES REPORTS THAT PROVIDE UPDATES AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN. THESE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE ANNUAL REPORTS, COUNTRY BRIEFS, AND ISSUE PAPERS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL UPDATES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.THROUGH ONLINE, OFFLINE, AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND CURRENT SUPPORTERS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT GAINS AND PROGRESS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY INVESTING IN WOMEN. BY ENGAGING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND GRADUATES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES, THE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS COMPELLING EVIDENCE AND POWERFUL MESSAGES FROM WOMEN WHO ARE EMPOWERED TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.COLLECTIVELY, THE PROGRAM'S EFFORTS SEEK TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF HOLISTIC TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCREASE SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THAT SERVE WOMEN, AND EXPAND AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO ADOPT POLICIES THAT EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE REBUILDING OF COUNTRIES AND REGIONS IMPACTED BY WAR AND CONFLICT.

    Expenses $1,370,872

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

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • NUNU NTSHINGILA-NJEKE

    INTL BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DELANEY STEELE

    SECRETARY, USBA CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANN MARIE ETERGINO

    TREASURER, AUDIT CMTE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HONORE DAINHI

    FINANCE CMTE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAULA GAY

    GOVERNANCE CMTE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHAMPA PATEL

    UK TRUSTEES CHAIR, INTL BOARD MBR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PREETI MALKANI

    DE BOARD CHAIR, INTL BOARD MBR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY ZIENTS

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NABILA AGUELE

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RANIA ATALLA

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMJAD ATALLAH

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE BIDDLE

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • YASMEEN HASSAN

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEYLA HUSSEIN

    INTL BOARD MEMBER (TO 12/31/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROYA MAHBOOB

    INTL BOARD MEMBER (TO 12/31/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANOUSHKA MEHTA

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALAA MURABIT

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RIMA SALAH

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAMESH SINGH

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS ABELE

    INTL BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURIE ADAMS

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (TO 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $325,778
    From this org
    $322,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,943
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $64,328
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $258,507
    Deferred
    $2,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $325,778

  • MARIE CLARKE

    CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $276,487
    From this org
    $265,694
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,793
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,694
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,016
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,777
    Filer's total
    $276,487

  • RAMONE SEGREE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, US

    Total calculated
    $263,833
    From this org
    $252,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,009
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,405
    Nontaxable benefits
    $419
    Filer's total
    $263,833

  • ALMUDENA BARTAYRES

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $229,386
    From this org
    $218,463
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,923
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,463
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $229,386

  • NORMAN GACHOKA

    SR DIR, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $193,483
    From this org
    $177,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,592
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,891
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,895
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,697
    Filer's total
    $193,483

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $26,981,594
    Expenses
    $28,889,590
    Contributions
    $26,164,718
    Grants paid
    $3,654,934
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $23,723,188
    Expenses
    $27,425,750
    Contributions
    $23,255,420
    Grants paid
    $2,469,095
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $22,908,500
    Expenses
    $27,442,108
    Contributions
    $21,675,184
    Grants paid
    $2,183,936

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

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $29,844,368
    Expenses
    $21,865,519
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,007,663

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,516,603
    Expenses
    $21,037,144
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,598,097

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,695,739
    Expenses
    $22,532,777
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,264,486

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,267,012
    Expenses
    $21,477,919
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,633,633

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,729,515
    Expenses
    $21,770,442
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,557,973

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,729,515
    Expenses
    $21,770,442
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,557,973

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2025 return

  • WOMEN FOR WOMEN UK

    FOREIGN · EDUCATION · UK · controlled entity

  • WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL DE GGMBH

    FOREIGN · EDUCATION · GM · controlled entity

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2025 return

  • WFWI EMPOWERMENT CENTER LLC

    MANAGE WFWI EMPOWERMENT CENTER IN RWANDA · DE · income $302,379 · assets $420,821

Related corporations and trusts on its 2025 return

  • WFWI AFGHANISTAN MICROFINANCE

    C · MICROFINANCE · AF · 96% owned · controlled entity

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • PUBLIC INTEREST COMMUNICATIONS INC.

    $60,703 raised

    2020 Commercial Fundraiser

    $48,595 to charity

  • PUBLIC INTEREST COMMUNICATIONS INC.

    $29,266 raised

    2019 Commercial Fundraiser

    -$21,956 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.