Nonprofit · EIN 27-4154672
WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, NY 14203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $756,360 | $772,286 | -$15,926 | $5,093,624 | $101,469 | $4,992,155 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,326,560 | $705,831 | $620,729 | $4,656,191 | $129,581 | $4,526,610 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $699,491 | $674,537 | $24,954 | $3,942,958 | $166,539 | $3,776,419 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $720,863
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $72,434
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$38,212
- Other revenue
- -$36,937
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,787
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,660
- Other salaries and wages
- $288,786
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $494,950
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $27,030
- Depreciation
- $12,000
- Program services (functional)
- $459,621
- Management and general (functional)
- $117,954
- Fundraising (functional)
- $194,711
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,656,191
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,093,624
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,469
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,992,155
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $45,423
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,371,920
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,620,235
- Gross receipts
- $811,748
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERI L SCAVONE | CEO Officer | 70 | $137,660 | $18,368 |
| HON LENORA FOOTE-BEAVERS ESQ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE E JOYNT ESQ | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FISCHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EARLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA FARRELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SIOBHAN SMITH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE BATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY LEWIS BEAUFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALLISON BRASHEAR MD MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY BRIANDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BURNS PERRYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BREAUNA CRUMPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDACE DARBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICKOLE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CAROLYN HUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ARLENE KAUKUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STACY KNAPPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALANNA POKORSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MARTA ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEN SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOLEIGH WYLUCKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETRINA HILL-CHEATOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIRSTI HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ERIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERI L SCAVONE | CEO Officer | 70 | $134,305 | $14,877 |
| HON LENORA FOOTE-BEAVERS ESQ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE E JOYNT ESQ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FISCHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EARLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA BAIR ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE BATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY LEWIS BEAUFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ODIE BRANT PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALLISON BRASHEAR MD MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY BRIANDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BURNS PERRYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BREAUNA CRUMPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE DARBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICKOLE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN HUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA ANGERT KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE KAUKUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY KNAPPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANNA POKORSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL RODRIGUEZ-DABNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTA ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIOBHAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLEIGH WYLUCKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERI L SCAVONE | CEO Officer | 70 | $138,763 | $14,538 |
| TERESA BAIR ESQ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN CAPPUCCINO MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HON LENORA FOOTE-BEAVERS ESQ | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FISCHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EARLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE BATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ODIE BRANT PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALLISON BRASHEAR MD MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY BRIANDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHONDA BROCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BURNS PERRYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY CONSTANTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BREAUNA CRUMPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE SANCHEZ CULLITON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICKOLE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN HUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE JACOBS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE E JOYNT ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA ANGERT KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL RODRIQUEZ-DABNEY ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA SCHENK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIOBHAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 741 MAIN ST, BUFFALO, NY 14203-1321
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 742 DELAWARE AVE, BUFFALO NY 14209
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHERI L SCAVONE, 741 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14203
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- ALICE JACOBS, 742 DELAWARE AVE, BUFFALO NY 14209
- Signed the 990
- SHERI L SCAVONE, CEO
- Phone
- (716) 217-9056
- Website
- WWW.WNYWOMENSFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EFPR ADVISORY LLC
Mission
WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION (WNYWF) TRANSFORMS SYSTEMS, CULTURE, AND POLICY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH WOMAN TO THRIVE.
Program accomplishments
- WNYWF'S MPOWER: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT (FORMERLY MOMS: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT) EVOLVED IN 2020 FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE SHORT-TERM, HIGH-SUPPORT WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. CURRENT EFFORTS FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE SUPPORT TRAINING THROUGH THE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PATHWAY (WEMP), A PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND DATA-DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE EMPOWERING WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES TOWARD ECONOMIC SUCCESS. MPOWER PRIMARILY SERVES THE CITY OF BUFFALO, WHERE 50.2% OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ARE HEADED BY WOMEN, FAR EXCEEDING NATIONAL AVERAGES. SINCE 2014, MPOWER HAS SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 2,800 WOMEN (AND SINGLE FATHERS) PURSUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING, CREATING PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND EMPOWERMENT.Expenses $406,506 · grants $26,787
- SEE SCHEDULE O:ALL IN COLLABORATES WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN PURPOSEFUL EFFORTS TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE AND ILLUMINATE PATHWAYS TO BUILD STRONGER LEADERS, SUPPORTS EQUITY & CULTURE FOR WOMEN TO LEAD LEADING TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. A DATA-DRIVEN, INTERSECTIONAL INITIATIVE, ALL IN ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY IN WESTERN NEW YORK THROUGH FOUR PATHWAYS: EMPLOYER PATHWAY, WHICH ENGAGES EMPLOYERS TO MOVE WOMEN AND GENDER MINORITIES INTO LEADERSHIP AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE COMPANY CULTURES; ASPIRING LEADER PATHWAY (READY, SET, LEAD!), WHICH CULTIVATES ASPIRING LEADERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKING IN A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY; ENTREPRENEUR PATHWAY, WHICH ELEVATES WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH PROMOTION, ENDORSEMENT, PARTNERSHIP, AND COLLABORATION; SHE-SUITE (LAUNCHED IN 2024), WHICH SUPPORTS WOMEN CEOS AND SENIOR WOMEN LEADERS TO CONNECT, GROW, AND LEAD BOLDLY AND LEADERSHIP ALLIES ENGAGING ALL GENDERS TO SUPPORT WORKPLACE SUCCESS.Expenses $49,959
- SEE SCHEDULE O:WNYWF AMPLIFIES WOMEN'S VOICES TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. IN 2024, WE RELEASED SEVEN WHITE PAPERS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY AND GUIDE DECISION-MAKERS. AS A TRUSTED, CREDIBLE SOURCE OF DATA, WE CENTER WOMEN'S VOICES THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL GENDER LENS AND, THROUGH DEEP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, RAISE AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS WITH DATA THAT TELLS A STORY AND ELEVATES WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES. WNYWF IS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR DATA AND INFORMATION ON ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING GENDER EQUITY, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND CHILD CARE AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SUPPORT. OUR RESEARCH INFORMS POLICYMAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AND OUR MEDIA PRESENCE HELPS SHIFT PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND DRIVE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT WOMEN AND THUS OUR COMMUNITY.Expenses $2,748
- WNYWF EDUCATES AND ENGAGES DECISION-MAKERS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND FUNDING THAT ACCELERATE THE PACE OF CHANGE FOR ISSUES IMPACTING WOMEN AND THUS OUR COMMUNITIES. AS A RESPECTED, TRUSTED, AND NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF COLLABORATION, WE CONNECT FUNDERS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR MOST MARGINALIZED AND DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. OUR LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED SECURE A RECORD, TRANSFORMATIONAL STATE INVESTMENT IN THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE AND BUSINESSES, AND EXPAND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTS. WNYWF'S EXPERTISE IS FREQUENTLY SOUGHT BY STAKEHOLDERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COALITIONS FOR REPORTS, HEARINGS, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, TASK FORCES, AND POLICY GUIDANCE.Expenses $408
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4154672
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,093,624
- Income (IRS master file)
- $811,748
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $756,360 | $772,286 | $5,093,624 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,326,560 | $705,831 | $4,656,191 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $699,491 | $674,537 | $3,942,958 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $664,877 | $573,616 | $3,568,659 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: ALICE JACOBS | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 27-4154672).
Questions about WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION is 27-4154672.
- Is WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION 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 WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION 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 WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION 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 WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SHERI L SCAVONE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $137,660 (SHERI L SCAVONE, CEO).
- How much revenue does WNY WOMENS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $756,360, expenses of $772,286 and total assets of $5,093,624 at year end.
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