AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 370537, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06137-0537

In care of

% JANET MOYLAN

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JENNIFER STEADMAN, PO BOX 370537, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06137

Signed the 990

JENNIFER STEADMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(860) 969-3435

Website

WWW.AURORAFOUNDATION.ORG

Return prepared by

WHITTLESEY PC

Mission

THE AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION GALVANIZES RESOURCES TO INCREASE ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND LEADERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE GREATER HARTFORD REGION.

Program accomplishments

• THE AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION CURRENTLY FOCUSES ITS GRANT MAKING ON GREATER HARTFORD AREA WOMEN'S COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS. AURORA'S GOAL THROUGH ITS GRANT MAKING IS TO EMPOWER MORE WOMEN TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION, THEREFORE ENABLING THEM TO BETTER THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES. OUR AURORA-FUNDED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS GIVE WOMEN, ESPECIALLY LOW-INCOME, WOMEN OF COLOR, SINGLE MOTHERS AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE AND PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED BEST PRACTICES FOR THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND ADVISING, MENTORING AND INTRODUCING WOMEN TO ROLE MODELS, BUILDING SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS, ADDRESSING BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION--AND NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC, HELP NAVIGATING ONLINE LEARNING, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND NEEDS FOR FOOD AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AURORA PRIDES ITSELF IN NOT JUST FUNDING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS BUT ALSO BEING A RESOURCE AND PARTNER TO OUR GRANTEES. OUR TOWARD EQUITY REPORT DOCUMENTS THE 85% SALARY INCREASE TIED TO ATTAINING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FOR WOMEN IN CONNECTICUT, WHICH SUGGESTS THE POWERFUL LINK BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. HOWEVER, THE REPORT ALSO POINTED TO A CRUCIAL GAP20% OF BLACK WOMEN WHO START COLLEGE DON'T FINISH, SO THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT SALARY INCREASE, AND OFTEN TAKE OUT LOANS THAT JEOPARDIZE THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY. THIS DATA TELLS US THAT INCREASING ACCESS TO AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO INCREASE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC MOBILITY. AURORA'S ENHANCED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM IS AN ADDITIONAL INITIATIVE THAT DEEPENS AND EXTENDS OUR WORK TO SUPPORT A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN AURORA-FUNDED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS WHO WILL RECEIVE ACCESS ADDITIONAL MENTORING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTS AND FUNDING FOR HOUSING, CHILDCARE, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH), TRANSPORTATION AND TUITION. WITH THESE BARRIERS REMOVED, THE GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES AND TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE ANY ADDITIONAL BARRIERS. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT PER STUDENT THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS, BUT ALSO A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. ALONG SIDE OUR EXISTING COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS, THE NEW ENHANCED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR HOW FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND BARRIER REDUCTION, ALONG WITH EFFECTIVE MENTORING AND CASE MANAGEMENT, CAN INCREASE COLLEGE SUCCESS FOR WOMEN FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN 2025, THE THIRD YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE CELEBRATED 11 GRADUATIONS MADE POSSIBLE BY THIS SUPPORT. IN 2025, AURORA SECURED FUNDING TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND INVESTMENTS IN DISABILITY JUSTICE, AWARDING SUPPORT FOR A STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL CONVENING EVENT, GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN, AND TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT FOR DISABLED WOMEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
  Expenses $537,128 · grants $463,491
• AURORA'S RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE REGION. BEGINNING IN 2019 AND UPDATED YEARLY, AURORA PARTNERED WITH OTHER CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S FUNDS AND CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE TO CREATE THE WOMEN AND GIRLS DATA PLATFORM (WGDP), A CUTTING-EDGE TOOL TO SHARE INFORMATION AND EQUIP NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CONNECTICUT. AN ONLINE, INTERACTIVE TOOL, THE WGDP PROVIDES ACCESS TO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA SPECIFIC TO REGIONAL, CITY, AND STATEWIDE LEVELS THAT IS AGGREGATED FOR GENDER AND RACE. THE DATA COMPARES TRENDS ACROSS REGIONS AND THE STATE AND AIDS IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL NEEDS. DATA IS FEATURED BY DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE COLLABORATION ON THE WGDP MEANT THAT WE HAD THE TEAM IN PLACE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE DATA NEEDS OF THE PANDEMIC. IN JANUARY 2021, AURORA PUBLISHED ESSENTIAL EQUITY: WOMEN, COVID-19 AND REBUILDING CONNECTICUT, A REPORT THAT DOCUMENTED THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON WOMEN OF COLOR. AURORA DISTRIBUTED AND PRESENTED THE REPORT'S INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS, THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE LEGISLATURE, THE GREATER GIVING SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD BY THE GATES FOUNDATION, THE PERMANENT COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN HARTFORD, AND NUMEROUS OTHER LOCAL AND STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP CENTER THE NEEDS OF WOMEN OF COLOR IN PLANNING FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF AND RECOVERY. WE OFFERED TWO TRAINING SESSIONS ON DATA LITERACY, WITH 50 ORGANIZATIONS SERVING WOMEN AND GIRLS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATION ON HOW TO USE THE WGDP AND ESSENTIAL EQUITY REPORT TO DOCUMENT THE NEED, IMPROVE PROGRAMMING AND SECURE FUNDING. IN 2022, AURORA PRODUCED EXPOSING CT'S EVICTION CRISIS, A RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH CT DATA COLLABORATIVE AND CT'S FAIR HOUSING CENTER THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER SHOWED THE GENDER AND RACE OF THOSE FACING EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. AN INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWS WHERE EVICTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED SINCE 2017 AND WE ARE SEEING A RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, WITH WOMEN OF COLOR DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED. THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE HAD THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHILE THEY DEBATED AND ULTIMATELY PASSED NEW LEGISLATION GUARANTEEING TENANTS ACCESS TO FREE LEGAL COUNSEL DURING EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES STAYING SAFELY HOUSED. IN 2023, AURORA PUBLISHED ELUSIVE EQUITY: CONTINUING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY, A FOLLOW UP TO ASSESS THE CONTINUING PANDEMIC-RELATED OBSTACLES TO WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY IN THE STATE. THE REPORT WAS FEATURED ON AN EPISODE OF NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S DISRUPTED PODCAST, WHICH REACHES A STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL AUDIENCE. IN 2024, AURORA PUBLISHED BEYOND HOMEWORK: SUPPORTS NEEDED FOR STUDENT MOTHERS, A REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTED THAT 1 IN 5 WOMEN STUDENTS IS A MOTHER (NATIONAL DATA) AND THAT 70% OF STUDENT MOTHERS TAKE OUT LOANS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE. GAPS IN COMPLETION RATES LEAVE BLACK AND LATINA SINGLE MOTHER STUDENTS VULNERABLE TO AMASSING EDUCATIONAL DEBT WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF COMPLETING THE DEGREE. IN 2025, TO MARK AURORA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY, WE PUBLISHED TOWARD EQUITY: INVESTING IN WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR CONNECTICUT'S FUTURE. A BOLD CALL TO ACTION AND REFLECTIONCHRONICLING THE STATUS OF CONNECTICUT'S WOMEN AND GIRLS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, IT URGES DEEPER INVESTMENT IN EQUITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS AND CHALLENGES PHILANTHROPY AND POLICYMAKERS TO CENTER RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY, CREATING A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE CONNECTICUT WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE.
  Expenses $49,155
• AURORA EDUCATES AND ENGAGES WOMEN AND MEN IN THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY THAT IS TARGETED TO PROGRAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. WE INVITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN US BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES WHERE WOMEN AND GIRLS THRIVE. IN SPRING OF 2025, AURORA'S WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE FOCUSED ON THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN. FUNDS RAISED WENT TO HELP 4 ORGANIZATIONS ON-THE-GROUND, PROVIDING LEGAL CLINICS, COURT SUPPORT, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, FOOD, AND ADVOCACY FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS. 70 WOMEN JOINED THE GIVING CIRCLE AND RAISED $40,000 THAT WENT 100% TO THE ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED AS MEETING THE COMMUNITY NEED. AURORA'S 100 MEN CAMPAIGN CULMINATED WITH A BREAKFAST WITH HARTFORD'S MAYOR ARULAMPALAM, AND 100 MALE COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN FUNDRAISING AND EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.
  Expenses $78,795 · grants $40,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

06-1587403

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2000

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Public and societal benefit (W70)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,570,714

Income (IRS master file)

$1,039,786

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1587403).

Questions about AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC is 06-1587403.

Is AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.

Are donations to AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER STEADMAN.

Who are the officers and directors of AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (JENNIFER STEADMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $999,219, expenses of $968,563 and total assets of $1,570,714 at year end.

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