2026-07-27T16:47:18-05:00 2025-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2025-01-01 861256055 WHAMNOW INC WHAM 2036611173 19 EAST ELM STREET GREENWICH CT 068306518 CAROLEE LEE CHAIR AND CEO 2036611173 2026-07-27 1 EVA MRUK P00543254 2033232400 2026-07-21 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAROLEE LEE 19 EAST ELM STREET GREENWICH CT 068306518 926291 0 X WWW.WHAMNOW.ORG X 2020 CT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND ACCELERATE FUNDING FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH TO TRANSFORM WOMEN'S LIVES AND IMPACT THE ECONOMY. 22 21 4 30 0 0 737992 904464 0 0 29314 20385 1845 1442 769151 926291 4250 189350 0 0 465644 336059 0 0 0 397000 417657 866894 943066 -97743 -16775 724477 689560 30378 12236 694099 677324 X WHAM WORKS WITH ADVOCATES, ECONOMISTS, SCIENTISTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND POLICY MAKERS TO: INCREASE FUNDING FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH, EMPOWER WOMEN RESEARCHERS TO STUDY AND SHARE SEX AND GENDER RESEARCH, AND BUILD A DATA-DRIVEN CASE FOR ACCELERATING WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH. 0 0 810037 189350 0 WHAM INVESTS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH TO TRANSFORM WOMEN'S LIVES. WHAM WORKS ACROSS DISEASES THAT IMPACT WOMEN DIFFERENTLY AND DIFFERENTIALLY BRAIN HEALTH, HEART HEALTH, IMMUNE AND AUTOIMMUNE HEALTH AND CANCER. THE WHAM REPORT SHOWS THE IMPACT OF ACCELERATING SEX AND GENDER-BASED HEALTH RESEARCH ON WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ECONOMY. THE IMPACTS OF OUR LIMITED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH RELATIVE TO MEN'S BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT RESEARCH ADDRESSING WOMEN IS FAR-REACHING. WHAM COMMISSIONED THE RAND CORPORATION TO STUDY THESE IMPACTS FOR: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (BRAIN); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (AUTOIMMUNE), AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (HEART).LAUNCH OF THE WHAM INNOVATOR'S CIRCLELAUNCHED AT THE NYSE WOMEN'S HEALTH INVESTOR SUMMIT, THE WHAM INNOVATOR'S CIRCLE BRINGS TOGETHER WOMEN'S HEALTH-FOCUSED FUNDS TO CATALYZE EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION AND FORGE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PATHWAYS.THE WHAM SPRING FORUMAT THE WYSS INSTITUTE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITYTHE WHAM FORUM, HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WYSS INSTITUTE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BROUGHT TOGETHER TOP RESEARCHERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND INVESTORS TO EXPLORE THE ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC POWER OF WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION. FROM TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE TO BOLD INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, THE CONVERSATIONS REINFORCED WHY WOMEN'S HEALTH MUST BE FRONT AND CENTER. 810037 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X CAROLEE LEE 2036611173 19 EAST ELM STREET GREENWICH CT 068306518 MARIANNE FOSS-SKIFTESVIK DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 1.00 X X 175000 0 0 CAROLEE LEE CHAIR AND CEO 40.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MERYL COMER VICE CHAIR & GLOBAL CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANULA JAYASURIYA VICE CHAIR & CHIEF SCIENTIFICA OFFICER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DALE ATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL BASSIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NELLY BLY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN CHINITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA CHRIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LONG HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHA HENDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LAGALIA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE BRITZ LOTTI DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON LOVE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA ANN MIKHAIL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ROTH DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SEGAL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EKTA SINGH-BUSHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLAN TANENBAUM DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE VRADENBURG DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACKI ZEHNER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LORI FRANK PRESIDENT THRU 3/2025 40.00 0.00 X 50000 0 0 225000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 904464 904464 20385 20385 MISC. REVENUE 900099 1442 1442 1442 926291 0 0 21827 X 14350 14350 175000 175000 225000 180000 45000 84375 67500 16875 276 221 55 26408 21126 5282 10750 1807 8943 14904 14904 212819 212819 10271 10271 9760 2210 7550 9733 9733 55587 41411 14176 58569 58569 35024 35024 MISC. EXPENSES 240 240 943066 810037 133029 0 694477 666560 30000 15000 0 8000 724477 689560 30378 12236 30378 12236 X 694099 677324 0 0 694099 677324 724477 689560 -16775 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 994976 482332 734002 737992 904464 3853766 994976 482332 734002 737992 904464 3853766 226646 3627120 1072 1167 10138 29314 20385 62076 306 251 1005 1845 1442 4849 3920691 0.92510 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC REVENUE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 306. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 251. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,005. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,845. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 1,442. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECTS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2022. 1 WHAM EDGE AWARDS 7 175000 PART I, LINE 2: THE WHAM EDGE AWARDS WERE CREATED TO FILL A CRITICAL GAP IN THE FUNDING LANDSCAPE. EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO TRADITIONAL GRANTS THAT REQUIRE PRELIMINARY DATA, LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO PURSUE BOLD, HIGH-POTENTIAL IDEAS. WHAM'S GOAL IS TO CATALYZE TRANSFORMATIVE DISCOVERIES BY INVESTING IN PROMISING WORK AT ITS EARLIEST STAGES WHERE A SMALL SPARK CAN IGNITE LASTING CHANGE. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE HEALTH SPAN, BONE AND MUSCLE HEALTH, NOVEL APPROACHES TO WOMEN'S HEALTH CONDITIONS (INCLUDING ENDOMETRIOSIS, MENOPAUSE, AND PCOS), AND INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES SUCH AS AI AND SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS. THESE AWARDS FILL A VITAL GAP IN TODAY'S RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM. EARLY-STAGE RESEARCHERS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO SECURE FUNDING WITHOUT PRELIMINARY DATA OR INSTITUTIONAL BACKING MEANING BOLD, HIGH-POTENTIAL IDEAS ARE TOO OFTEN LEFT BEHIND. OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF THE WHAM RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE, THE EDGE AWARDS PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MOVE THESE PROMISING IDEAS FORWARD. THESE AWARDS ARE DESIGNED TO: - BREAK DOWN SYSTEMIC FUNDING OBSTACLES - ACCELERATE INNOVATION IN SEX-BASED AND WOMEN-FOCUSED RESEARCH - DRIVE PROGRESS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH THAT IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARIANNE FOSS-SKIFTESVIK DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF 175000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175000 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ONCE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE RETURN IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS MUST SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL: 1. RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; 2. READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; 3. AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND 4. UNDERSTANDS THAT WHAMNOW, INC. IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO GOVERNING BOARD OR THE RELEVANT COMMITTEE WHICH IS CONSIDERING THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER A DISCLOSURE HAS BEEN MADE, THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION WILL THEN LEAVE THE MEETING, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE WILL THEN DISCUSS THE DISCLOSURE, INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE REMAINING DISINTERESTED MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON THE MATTER AND WHETHER OR NOT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD ENTER INTO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THIS IS DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE MINUTES TO THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS ALSO POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,250. BRANDING AND CREATIVE DIRECTION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 112,569. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 112,569. PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 44,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,000. 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