Nonprofit · EIN 41-2172771
WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92150
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $412,287 | $389,464 | $22,823 | $181,553 | $120 | $181,433 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $389,342 | $386,029 | $3,313 | $158,230 | $120 | $158,110 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $338,200 | $407,393 | -$69,193 | $154,877 | $80 | $154,797 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $433,704
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $586
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$22,003
- Other revenue
- -$22,003
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $227,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $120,660
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $200
- Accounting fees
- $1,800
- Occupancy
- $240
- Program services (functional)
- $292,658
- Management and general (functional)
- $36,527
- Fundraising (functional)
- $60,279
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $158,230
- Total assets, end of year
- $181,553
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $120
- Net assets, end of year
- $181,433
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $181,433
- Gross receipts
- $438,821
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Adams | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $105,000 | $6,600 |
| Debbie McGraw-Block | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Hennenfert | President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Schultz | Co-President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jos Angel Nuncio | Co-President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Burns | Secretary and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mae Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Kurtz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen O'Leonard | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Sawrey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amina Sheik Mohamed | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Landen Villanueva | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Schwartz | Treasurer and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Tanvi Jaluka | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Kramer | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette Parker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Hocking | Assistant Treasurer Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Jan Hamilton | Assistant Secretary Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Adams | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $100,000 | $6,600 |
| Debbie McGraw-Block | President, Past President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Hennenfert | President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Jacques | Vice President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Schultz | Co-President Elect and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jos Angel Nuncio | Co-President Elect and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Burns | Secretary and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mae Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hema Crockett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christy Hendrickson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Kurtz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen O'Leonard | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristen Ryan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Sawrey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amina Sheik Mohamed | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loretta Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Landen Villanueva | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Hocking | Assistant Treasurer/Interim Treasurer Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jan Hamilton | Assistant Secretary Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Adams | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,000 | $6,600 |
| Debbie McGraw | President Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Jacques | Vice President Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Burns | Secretary Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Hocking | Assistant Treasurer / Interim Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jan Hamilton | Assistant Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Christy Hendrickson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Kurtz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristen Ryan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loretta Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Hennenfent | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amina Sheik Mohamed | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Sawrey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Landen Villanueva | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jos Angel Nuncio | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mae Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Schultz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 501406, SAN DIEGO, CA 92150-1406
- In care of
- % SARAH ADAMS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Sarah Adams, PO Box 501406, San Diego, CA 92150
- Signed the 990
- Sarah Adams, Executive Director
- Phone
- (619) 333-0026
- Website
- www.womenempowerment.org
- Return prepared by
- Munger & Company CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 41-2172771 or by the name WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Womens Empowerment funds econcomic empowerment programs including small business loans, training, education, and other vital poverty alleviation strategies for women experiencing poverty. More on Schedule O.
Program accomplishments
- Nyaka Expenses 22.5 of total program expenses including Grants of 51,000 Revenue Grants to Nyaka provided funds for loans for grandmothers experiencing poverty who are each raising and supporting grandchildren in conditions of dire poverty. During 2025, the program successfully transitioned 2,400 grandmothers from subsistence-level support toward sustainable entrepreneurship by increasing capital access and providing essential business training. In 2025, Nyaka grew the program to 23,376 grandmothers organized into 261 groups. Nyaka conducted 258 training sessions, reaching 17,086 participants. These sessions equipped grandmothers with essential knowledge, financial literacy, and skills, contributing to their wellbeing and that of their families.Expenses $68,330 · grants $51,000
- International Rescue Committee in San Diego Expenses 18.9 of total program expenses including Grants of 43,000 Revenue 0 Business services and entrepreneurship training were provided for women in refugee, immigrant, and low-income communities in San Diego through grants to the International Rescue Committee in San Diego and their WE STAR Programs. In 2025 the business programs enrolled 128 new women clients and provided training sessions and technical assistance to 112 women. 42 new women-owned businesses were started 55 businesses showed an increase in sales. An estimated 183 jobs were created or sustained from these activities.Expenses $55,437 · grants $43,000
- Via International Expenses 15.4 of total program expenses including Grants of 35,000 Revenue Grants to Via International provided funding for microloans and educational programs for women who are in or at risk of entering the sex trade industry in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and for women who have recently immigrated or been deported to the area. The program provides resources to increase economic and social empowerment for women disproportionately burdened by poverty, lacking education and access to employment, poor health outcomes, violence, and other human rights violations. WE funds in 2025 were used to support staff that are operating the microloan program and supporting new groups of women. Two existing indigenous women groups continued to operate successfully, maintaining their 26 clients. Two other groups of 21 women from the deported mothers community are supported in their development of leadership and small sales initiatives. Lastly, 13 women in the ESTIMA loan group continued to gain experience and expand their businesses.Expenses $45,123 · grants $35,000
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.
| 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
- 41-2172771
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $181,553
- Income (IRS master file)
- $438,821
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $412,287 | $389,464 | $181,553 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $389,342 | $386,029 | $158,230 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $338,200 | $407,393 | $154,877 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $359,281 | $397,032 | $224,025 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $381,448 | $367,824 | $264,549 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 41-2172771).
Questions about WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL is 41-2172771.
- Is WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL 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 WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL 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 WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL 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 WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Sarah Adams.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,000 (Sarah Adams, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does WOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $412,287, expenses of $389,464 and total assets of $181,553 at year end.
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