Nonprofit · EIN 31-1697279
WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45236
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $239,574 | $274,665 | -$35,091 | $644,831 | $1,587 | $643,244 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $280,415 | $244,464 | $35,951 | $681,266 | $2,931 | $678,335 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $216,142 | $250,071 | -$33,929 | $643,357 | $652 | $642,705 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $58,429
- Program service revenue
- $167,702
- Investment income
- $2,892
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,406
- Other revenue
- $10,551
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $68,009
- Other salaries and wages
- $69,921
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $148,718
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,431
- Occupancy
- $26,407
- Travel
- $295
- Depreciation
- $14,698
- Program services (functional)
- $186,835
- Management and general (functional)
- $42,188
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,642
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $681,266
- Total assets, end of year
- $644,831
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,587
- Net assets, end of year
- $643,244
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $328,668
- Gross receipts
- $250,144
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI PHILLIPS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $3,412 |
| LINDSAY WAY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| NADIA BAYYARI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISA FISHER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE FEHRING | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA SURRATT | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA MAILE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DIANA WALLACE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA RATURI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL RESNICK | Asst Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SAUERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY SCHNAPF | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA WATT | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAM TEMPLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $5,930 |
| VICKI PHILLIPS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $750 |
| LINDSAY WAY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ASHLEY FERGUSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALISA FISHER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA LONG | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARBY LYONS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MAILE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JANE PUGLIANO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANITA RATURI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL RESNICK | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SAUERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOLLY SCHNAPF | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LICIA THOMPSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licia Thompson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsay Way | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Vicki Cass Phillips | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Donna Maile | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Jane Pugliano | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Darby Lyons | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Ferguson | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Raturi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Long | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ayana Sloan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6906 PLAINFIELD RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45236-3734
- In care of
- % ELLEN DOYLE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNIFER ZELKIND
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER ZELKIND, Executive Director
- Phone
- (513) 272-1171
- Website
- WWW.WOMENWRITING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER & ASSOCIATES CPAS LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF WOMEN WRITING FOR (A) CHANGE IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT EMBODIES EQUITY AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CRAFT MORE CONSCIOUS LIVES THROUGH WRITING.
Program accomplishments
- ADULT WRITING CLASSES,SAMPLERS,GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOPS,AND SPECIAL EVENTS, SERVED OVER 700 INDIVIDUALSExpenses $126,935 · revenue $112,657
- LEADERSHIP TRAINING: PURPOSE IS TO TRAIN WOMEN IN CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PRACTICIES, THROUGH STUDY, DISCUSSION, WRITING, AND PRACTICUMS, USING THE PRACTICES DEVELOPED BY WOMEN WRITING FOR (A) CHANGE. GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO FACILITATE CLASSES RUN BY THIS SCHOOL. 11 ADULTS GRADUATED FROM THIS PROGRAM IN 2025, AND 12 OTHERS ATTENDED AN ANNUAL RETREAT FOR GRADUATES.Expenses $40,687 · revenue $38,606
- SUMMER CAMP WRITING FOR YOUTH TO EXPLORE THEIR INNER LIVES THROUGH THE ART OF WRITING AND SHARING IN SMALL CIRCLES. SERVED 33 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.Expenses $15,227 · revenue $12,915
- COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP OUTREACH PROGRAMS OF WRITING CIRCLES FACILITATED FOR ADULTS, INCLUDING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. SERVED 26 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.Expenses $3,986 · revenue $3,024
- LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION OF AFFILIATE SCHOOLSrevenue $500
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
- 31-1697279
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $644,831
- Income (IRS master file)
- $250,144
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $239,574 | $274,665 | $644,831 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $280,415 | $244,464 | $681,266 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $216,142 | $250,071 | $643,357 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $220,176 | $247,929 | $678,593 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 31-1697279).
Questions about WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION is 31-1697279.
- Is WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE 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 WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE 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 WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE 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 WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER ZELKIND.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $3,412 (VICKI PHILLIPS, Trustee).
- How much revenue does WOMEN WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $239,574, expenses of $274,665 and total assets of $644,831 at year end.
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