2026-06-10T10:02:58-05:00 2025-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2025-01-01 133769243 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING CONFEDERATION INTE 4046895969 1111B S GOVERNORS AVE 20335 DOVER DE 19904 JOANNE HEWITT-SCHEMBRI FINANCE DIRECTOR 4046895969 2026-06-10 1 MEENA BISHNOI P01480769 4108840220 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOANNE HEWITT-SCHEMBRI 1111B S GOVERNORS AVE 20335 DOVER DE 19904 1190734 0 X WWW.IWIRC.COM X 1994 NY THE CONNECTION, PROMOTION AND SUCCESS OF WOMEN IN THE INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING PROFESSIONS WORLDWIDE. 20 20 0 350 0 0 151000 206000 562654 583267 39793 82306 423 0 753870 871573 101094 110630 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 625942 624662 727036 735292 26834 136281 1226691 1446482 306712 352993 919979 1093489 X COMMITTED TO THE CONNECTION, PROMOTION AND SUCCESS OF WOMEN IN THE INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING PROFESSIONS WORLDWIDE. 0 0 MEMBERSHIP - SOME BENEFITS OF IWIRC MEMBERSHIP INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:-2550 GLOBAL MEMBERS, COMPRISING MANY OF THE SENIOR WOMEN IN THE INSOLVENCY FIELD, PROVIDE A ROBUST NETWORK OF CONTACTS, AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR REFERRALS, CAREER GUIDANCE, PRACTICE EXPERTISE AND CAMARADERIE.-A FAST TRACK TO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THE NETWORK AND THE BOARD LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED.-MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND TOOLS RELEVANT TO THEIR PRACTICE.-REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES FOR MEMBERS ARE OFFERED TO THE ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON AND FALL CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS MANY OF THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL EVENTS HELD BY IWIRC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT - THE ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN 2025, WAS HELD IN BALTIMORE, MD AND WAS ATTENDED BY 84 INDIVIDUALS. THE ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN 2024, WAS HELD IN SINGAPORE AND WAS ATTENDED BY 78 INDIVIDUALS. FALL CONFERENCE - THE 32ND ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE IN 2025 WAS HELD IN CHICAGO, IL AND WAS ATTENDED BY 207 INDIVIDUALS. THE 31ST ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE IN 2024, WAS HELD IN AUSTIN, TX AND WAS ATTENDED BY 153 INDIVIDUALS. SPRING CONFERENCE - THE 22ND ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE IN 2025 WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND ATTENDED BY 153 INDIVIDUALS. THE 21ST ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE IN 2024 WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND WAS ATTENDED BY 154 INDIVIDUALS. INSOL CONFERENCE - IN 2025, IWIRC HELD A CONFERENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH INSOL'S (INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESTRUCTURING, INSOLVENCY & BANKRUPTCY PROFESSIONALS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE. IWIRC IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH INSOL FOR THIS TO BECOME A REGULAR EVENT WHEN INSOL'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS NOT HELD IN THE U.S. IN 2025, THE MEETING WAS HELD IN HONG KONG, AND INCLUDED AN EDUCATION SESSION, AND NETWORKING EVENTS SIMILAR TO THE 2025 FALL AND SPRING CONFERENCES. THE EVENTWAS ATTENDED BY 162 ATTENDEES. THERE WAS NO INSOL CONFERENCE HELD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 X 20 20 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X JOANNE HEWITT-SCHEMBRI 4046895969 1111B S GOVERNORS AVE 20335 DOVER DE 19904 X EVELYN MELTZER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELOISE MATSUI VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TARA SCHELLHORN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JO HEWITT-SCHEMBRI FINANCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STUTI JAIN VICE FINANCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN FELLOWES IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEMMA BELLFIELD DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 LIZ BOYDSTON DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 SHARON CHONG DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 TERRI FREEDMAN DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA KICKS DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 JENNA WISE DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 MONICA BLACKER DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 SOLYMAR CASTILLO-MORALES DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 KIZZY JARASHOW DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY MICHAEL DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 ADINE MOMOH DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 VALERIE BANTNER-PEO DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE SHEN DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 SANDY YEUNG DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 CC SCHNAPP ADMIN DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LYNX ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT 1111B S GOVERNORS AVE PMB 20335 DOVER DE 19904 MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING 161250 1 206000 206000 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 441399 441399 ISOL CONFERENCE 900099 51871 51871 FALL CONFERENCE 900099 48649 48649 SPRING CONFERENCE 900099 41348 41348 583267 31467 31467 370000 319161 50839 50839 50839 871573 583267 0 82306 52870 57760 144750 31500 5630 19602 49534 91137 30282 238236 6618 AWARDS 6391 NEWSLETTER 982 735292 116755 175721 62093 660 1640 27920 1045543 1221541 21300 1226691 1446482 9774 306712 343219 306712 352993 X 919979 1093489 919979 1093489 1226691 1446482 136281 37229 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 903172 37229 37229 865943 5630 5630 871573 729662 0 729662 5630 5630 735292 PART X, LINE 2: IWIRC BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - CAYMAN ISLANDS, 0 0 GRANTS PAID TO NETWORKS 18900 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 GRANTS PAID TO NETWORKS 6495 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTS PAID TO NETWORKS 29190 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 GRANTS PAID TO NETWORKS 375 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 GRANTS PAID TO NETWORKS 2800 0 0 0 0 0 0 57760 0 57760 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - CAYMAN ISLANDS NETWORK GRANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS/MEETINGS 11425 CHECK 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM NETWORK GRANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS/MEETINGS 12375 CHECK 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM NETWORK GRANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS/MEETINGS 5800 CHECK 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - CAYMAN ISLANDS NETWORK GRANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS/MEETINGS 5025 CHECK 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: NETWORK GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO NETWORKS IN THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: (I) NEW NETWORK SIGNING BONUS; (II) REGIONAL OR MULTIPLE NETWORK EVENTS; AND (III) NETWORK RECRUITING EVENTS PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK(S). WHILE IT IS EXPECTED THAT SUCH EVENTS WILL BE FUNDED BY THE NETWORK(S) THEMSELVES, IWIRC INTERNATIONAL HAS EARMARKED MONEY IN ITS BUDGET TO SUPPLEMENT THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK(S), PROVIDED NEED IS ESTABLISHED. DECISIONS ON GRANT REQUESTS WILL BE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND RELAYED TO REQUESTING NETWORK(S) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES REPORTED IN PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F), ARE REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD, CONSISTENT WITH THE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE AMOUNTS REPORTED REPRESENT GRANT AND ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES BY FOREIGN REGION. NO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) AMOUNTS. 1 IWIRC - NEW YORK NETWORK 600 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10022 133908373 501(C)(6) 8400 0 NETWORK GRANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS/MEETINGS IWIRC - GEORGIA NETWORK 925 WOODSMITH LANE DULUTH GA 30097 200281009 501(C)(6) 5045 0 NETWORK GRANT TO SUPPORT EVENTS/MEETINGS 0 2 PART I, LINE 2: NETWORK GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO NETWORKS IN THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: (I) NEW NETWORK SIGNING BONUS; (II) REGIONAL OR MULTIPLE NETWORK EVENTS; AND (III) NETWORK RECRUITING EVENTS PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK(S). WHILE IT IS EXPECTED THAT SUCH EVENTS WILL BE FUNDED BY THE NETWORK(S) THEMSELVES, IWIRC INTERNATIONAL HAS EARMARKED MONEY IN ITS BUDGET TO SUPPLEMENT THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK(S), PROVIDED NEED IS ESTABLISHED. DECISIONS ON GRANT REQUESTS WILL BE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND RELAYED TO REQUESTING NETWORK(S) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. JUST THE BEGINNING ("JTB") IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IDENTIFIES LAW STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO WORK AS JUDICIAL INTERNS FOR THE SUMMER. IWIRC INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH JTB TO ENSURE THE STUDENTS MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA REGARDING INCOME, BACKGROUND, ETC. IWIRC INTERNATIONAL CHOOSES 4 OF THOSE STUDENTS TO PROVIDE STIPENDS TO AS THE INTERNSHIPS ARE NOT PAID. IWIRC INTERNATIONAL'S STIPENDS HELP STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUDICIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL, CLERICAL AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS ARE PROVIDED BY LYNX ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT. THE CONTRACT IS REVIEWED EVERY TWO YEARS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 DURING 2025, IWIRC AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS BYLAWS AS PART OF A GOVERNANCE REVIEW UNDERTAKEN THROUGH ITS STRATEGIC PLANNING TASK FORCE. THE AMENDMENTS UPDATED THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE COMPOSITION AND ROLES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. THE REVISED STRUCTURE ADDED OR REVISED OFFICER ROLES, INCLUDING GOVERNANCE AND RISK DIRECTOR, GLOBAL DIRECTOR, AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, AND CLARIFIED RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING LINES, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND TERM LIMITS. THE AMENDMENTS ALSO UPDATED GOVERNANCE PROVISIONS RELATED TO NETWORKS, COMMITTEES, ELECTIONS, AND BOARD/COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT TO BETTER ALIGN THE BYLAWS WITH IWIRC'S CURRENT OPERATIONS AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEYS, INSOLVENCY ACCOUNTANTS, CORPORATE TURNAROUND AND RENEWAL SPECIALISTS, LAW PROFESSORS, JUDGES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY COMMUNITY. MEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERS TO HAVE RIGHTS TO PROFITS OF IWIRC, EXCESS DUES, OR SHARE OF THE NET ASSETS OF IWIRC UPON DISSOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTORS AT LARGE ARE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF MEMBERS BY BALLOT IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE IRS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 IWIRC MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BY LAW. AVAILABILITY AT PRESENT TIME IS LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS THAT WOULD BE FULFILLED BY A REQUEST EITHER ELECTRONICALLY, BY FAX OR THE US POSTAL SERVICE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THESE PROCESSES HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS.