WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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)

752 N STATE ST 398, WESTERVILLE, OH 43082-9066

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

BARBARA SMOOT, 752 N STATE STREET SUITE 398, WESTERVILLE, OH 43082

Signed the 990

BARBARA SMOOT, PRESIDENT/CEO

Phone

(614) 890-2586

Website

WWW.WELDUSA.ORG

Return prepared by

WELLS CPA LLC

Mission

WELD DEVELOPS AND ADVANCES WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.

Program accomplishments

• WELD HAS DIVERSIFIED ITS MEMBERSHIP FOOTPRINT TO NOW COVER 16 STATES. THE COMBINATION OF ITS IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AND VIRTUAL PROGRAM LINEUP HAS DELIVERED VALUE TO ITS MEMBERS. ITS MEMBER-ONLY PROGRAMS INCLUDE: NEW AND RENEWING MEMBER PROGRAMS, BOARD PROGRAMS AND SPECIALTY PROGRAMS. ITS CORPORATE MEMBER ONLY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S SERIES AND BUSINESS RESOURCE GROUPS BEST PRACTICES SERIES. CERTAIN MEMBERSHIP CLASSES ARE ABLE TO ATTEND EITHER THE TELL IT LIKE IT IS THURSDAY WEBINAR SERIES PROGRAMS OR E-CHAPTER WEBINAR PROGRAMS FOR FREE. MEMBERS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE DEEP REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS RELATIVE TO NON-MEMBERS.
  Expenses $185,419
• KEYNOTE: THE WELD COLUMBUS CHAPTER HELD A KEYNOTE IN 2025. THE EVENT FEATURED MELINDA DAVENPORT, WHO AT THE TIME, WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF MESSAGING AND TALENT MARKETING AT EQUINIX (NASDAQ: EQIX). SHE IS A STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE AND MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARDS CHARM INDUSTRIAL AND BOSTON COMMON GOLF. HER TOPIC WAS "OUTTHINK. OUTLEAD. OUTLAST. THE AI REVOLUTION AND YOUR POWER MOVE." CORPORATE BOARD CONFERENCE: FOR OVER 15 YEARS, WELD HAS PROVIDED CORPORATE BOARD TRAINING AND BOARD JOURNEY PREPARATION AS ONE OF ITS CORE OFFERINGS. ITS 2025 SOLD-OUT CONFERENCE FEATURED SUSAN RECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, PEOPLES BANCORP INC. (NASDAQ: PEBO) AND PEOPLES BANK, AND ROBERT H. SCHOTTENSTEIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT OF M/I HOMES, INC. (NYSE: MHO) AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR FOR INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS (NYSE: IBP), AS ITS KEYNOTE DINNER "FIRESIDE CHAT" SPEAKERS. COLLEEN MARSHALL, NEWS ANCHOR, NBC4, WCMH-TV, MODERATED THE SESSION WHERE SHE SHARED KEY LEARNINGS ABOUT HER BOARD AND EXECUTIVE JOURNEY AND PROVIDED EXCELLENT STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PURSUE CORPORATE BOARD SEATS. THE EVENT ALSO INCLUDED SESSIONS WITH 13 OTHER DIRECTORS. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON HOT TOPICS IN THE BOARDROOM AND EMERGING PRACTICES FROM THE NOM/GOV PROCESS ALONG WITH ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ON THE BOARD JOURNEY. LEADERSHIP: WELD HOSTS AN ANNUAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EACH SUMMER TO EDUCATE WOMEN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THE 2025 CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON UNLEASHING POTENTIAL. MOTIVATE. MAGNIFY. MULTIPLY. A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ADDRESSED THE DIVERSE WAYS WOMEN CAN DEVELOP AND APPLY LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC SERVICE VIA MAKING CONNECTIONS. THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAREER TRACKS. ATTENDEES WALKED AWAY WITH A STRONG SENSE OF THE URGENT NEED TO APPLY THOUGHT AND CREATIVITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL SKILLS TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. THIS CONFERENCE FEATURED JOHNNI BECKEL, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OHIOHEALTH, AS THE OPENING SESSION SPEAKER AND FEATURED OVER 30 EXPERT PRESENTERS ON A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP TOPICS. WELD HAD OVER 300 REGISTRATIONS, INCLUDING 50 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. THESE WOMEN ARE STRIVING FOR ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND ARE REINVENTING THEIR LIVES AFTER SUFFERING EXTREME SETBACKS. THEY WERE ABLE TO LEARN NEW SKILL SETS IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND BUILD NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. WOMEN WELDING THE WAY CALENDAR(R) RECEPTION: THE WELD COLUMBUS CHAPTER LAUNCHED ITS 22ND ANNUAL WOMEN WELDING THE WAY CALENDAR. THESE CALENDARS SHOWCASE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 12 WOMEN WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THE COMMUNITY AND SELECTED BY KEY BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE CALENDAR HONOREES ARE A DIVERSE MIX OF WOMEN WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIES, HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE INSPIRED WOMEN TO STRIVE FOR THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS WHILE REACHING BACK FOR OTHERS. A PRINTED CALENDAR IS CREATED FOR EACH OF THESE CHAPTERS THAT SHOWCASES THE TALENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE WOMEN. THIS EVENT WAS HELD IN PERSON AT THE OHIO STATEHOUSE. OVER 200 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE EVENT.
  Expenses $356,704 · revenue $171,945
• WELD HOLDS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TEACH SKILLS USEFUL FOR LEADERS AT VARIOUS STAGES IN THEIR CAREERS. TYPICALLY, THESE ARE A BLEND OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE EMERGING PROFESSIONAL SERIES PROGRAMS TARGETED TO THOSE JUST STARTING OUT IN THEIR CAREERS, THE LEADERSHIP SERIES PROGRAMS TARGETED TO MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS AND AN EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S SERIES FOR SENIOR LEADERS AND C-SUITE EXECUTIVES. WELD CONTINUED TO OFFER SEVERAL PROGRAMS WITH SHRM, CPE AND OH CLE. WELD LAUNCHED A FULL YEAR OF BOARD PROGRAMS/C-SUITE SERIES DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN OBTAIN THEIR FIRST SEAT ON A NONPROFIT BOARD. THE TOPICS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC COMPANY FINANCIALS, NONPROFIT FINANCIALS, PREPARING FOR THE BOARD INTERVIEW AND OTHER BOARD PREPARATION TOPICS. WELD ALSO CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ON GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS GOVERNANCE SKILLS TRAINING. WELD CONDUCTED SEVERAL NEW MEMBER PROGRAMS ACROSS ITS CHAPTER BASE AND ALSO HOSTED ITS ANNUAL AFFINITY GROUPS BEST PRACTICES SESSION FOR ITS CORPORATE MEMBERS. WELD ALSO CONDUCTED COHORT-BASED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PREPARE AND HELP WOMEN ACHIEVE THEIR FIRST PROMOTION INTO MANAGEMENT. IN 2025, WELD CONDUCTED 2 COHORTS FOR ITS PATHWAY TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. WELD ALSO LAUNCHED TWO COHORT OF ITS PATHWAY TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN OF COLOR THIS YEAR ATTRACTING MAJOR GRANT SUPPORT AND DELIVERING EXCELLENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS. IN ALL, WELD HAD OVER 3,200 WOMEN AND MEN ATTENDED OUR 2025 LEADERSHIP AND MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SIGNATURE EVENTS. WELD HAD 164 WOMEN AND MEN SERVED AS PROGRAM SPEAKERS.
  Expenses $168,859

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

45-4542456

Tax-exempt status

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

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2012

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Public and societal benefit (W12)

Assets (IRS master file)

$598,915

Income (IRS master file)

$675,425

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 45-4542456).

Questions about WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

What is the EIN of WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT is 45-4542456.

Is WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.

Are donations to WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 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 FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 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 FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 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 FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BARBARA SMOOT.

Who are the officers and directors of WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,356 (BARBARA SMOOT, PRESIDENT/CE).

How much revenue does WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $675,425, expenses of $734,914 and total assets of $598,915 at year end.

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