WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

15 WEST 37TH STREET 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018-5381

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

SARAH COSTA, 105 E 34TH STREET 180, NEW YORK, NY 10016

Signed the 990

SARAH COSTA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(212) 551-3111

Website

WWW.WOMENSREFUGEECOMMISSION.ORG

Return prepared by

GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUTH DISPLACED BY CONFLICT AND CRISIS. THE WOMEN'S REFUGEE COMMISSION ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH REFUGEES ARE SAFE, HEALTHY AND RELIANT AND SEEKS TO DRIVE CHANGE IN HUMANITARIAN PRACTICE.

Program accomplishments

• ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT & SELF RELIANCE: MOST REFUGEES DEEPLY WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES-TO WORK, TO USE THEIR SKILLS, AND TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FINANCES, THEIR LIVES, AND THEIR FUTURES. THE WOMEN'S REFUGEE COMMISSION WORKS TO ENSURE THAT HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS PROVIDE REFUGEE WOMEN AND YOUTH ACCESS TO CASH ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP THEM SAFELY EARN A LIVING. THIS, IN TURN, INCREASES REFUGEES' SELF-RELIANCE AND RESILIENCE. OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE WORK INVOLVES DEVELOPING GUIDANCE ON CASH ASSISTANCE AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEE WOMEN, AS WELL AS BUILDING REFUGEES' SELF-RELIANCE AND RESILIENCE.
  Expenses $1,154,201
• MIGRANT RIGHTS AND JUSTICE (MRJ): THE MIGRANTS RIGHTS AND JUSTICE (MRJ) PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE FAIR ACCESS TO ASYLUM IN THE U.S. FOR THOSE FLEEING PERSECUTION AND VIOLENCE, PROMOTES THE USE OF ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION ESPECIALLY OF ASYLUM-SEEKING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HUMANE CONDITIONS IN DETENTION FACILITIES WHEN THEY ARE USED, AND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES FOR THEIR ASYLUM CLAIMS. THE MRJ PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED AGAINST THE FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY, FOR BETTER PROTECTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ARRIVING IN THE U.S., AND FOR RELEASE OF FAMILIES WHEN FEASIBLE. WRC, WORKING WITH PARTNERS, ASSISTED IN THE REUNIFICATION OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO HAD BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND HAS DRAFTED A MORE HUMANE ASYLUM POLICY FOR THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION.
  Expenses $781,733
• GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION: ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL REQUIRES RECOGNIZING THAT SOME GROUPS FACE ADDITIONAL OBSTACLES AND BARRIERS. THE WOMEN'S REFUGEE COMMISSION PROMOTES THE FULL INCLUSION OF TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS, SUCH AS REFUGEE WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE LGBTQI COMMUNITY, AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS, IN IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS AND DESIGNING PROGRAMS THAT MEET THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND BUILD UPON THEIR CAPACITIES. OUR GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION WORK INCLUDES LEARNING DIRECTLY FROM REFUGEES FROM TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND WORKING TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY.
  Expenses $729,718 · grants $31,283
• ADVOCACY: WRC'S ADVOCACY TEAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN, YOUTH, AND LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE WHO ARE DISPLACED BY CONFLICT AND CRISIS. WRC ENGAGES WITH U.S. ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTORS IN GENEVA, AND UN BODIES IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. ROOTED IN THE PRINCIPLES OF RESILIENCE AND GENDER EQUALITY AND SUPPORTING THE LEADERSHIP OF LOCAL ACTORS, THE ADVOCACY TEAM WORKS WITH STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS ALL SECTORS TO ENSURE THAT PREVENTION AND RESPONSES TO FORCED DISPLACEMENT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED.
  Expenses $147,264
• COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGH ITS COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, WRC USES TRADITIONAL MEDIA, DIGITAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING TO HELP ADVANCE ITS PROGRAM, ADVOCACY, AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS AS WELL AS TO ADVANCE WRC STRATEGIC PLAN. COMMUNICATIONS WORKS CROSS-DEPARTMENTALLY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND DISPLACED PERSONS TO FOSTER A CONTINUUM OF ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ITS KEY AUDIENCES - PRACTITIONER, POLICYMAKER, DONOR, MEDIA, AND NPR TO ELEVATE WRC'S BRAND AND REINFORCE OUR EXPERTISE IN THE HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS SECTORS.
  Expenses $477,970
• GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: AROUND THE WORLD, UP TO SIX OF EVERY TEN WOMEN EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. DURING WAR OR OTHER HUMANITARIAN CRISES-SUCH AS THE BRUTAL CONFLICT CURRENTLY OCCURRING IN SYRIA-THE RISKS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE HEIGHTENED. WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF MORAL AND SOCIAL ORDER THAT OCCURS DURING EMERGENCIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO PHYSICAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION, RAPE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. PERPETRATORS MAY BE FAMILY MEMBERS, NEIGHBORS OR OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, MEMBERS OF ARMED GROUPS OR, IN SOME INSTANCES, HUMANITARIAN WORKERS. EVEN AFTER A CRISIS ABATES, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) MAY CONTINUE AT HIGH LEVELS AS COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO HEAL AND REBUILD. WRC IS PART OF THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVE, CALL TO ACTION TO ADDRESS GBV IN EMERGENCIES. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT LEAD (CANADA IN 2018 - 2020/ DENMARK IN 2021 -2023), SUPPORTING ROLLOUT AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL, ANALYZING PARTNER COMMITMENTS TO ADDRESS GAPS, AND CAPTURING PROGRESS AGAINST THE CALL TO ACTION ROADMAP INDICATORS. WRC ALSO LEADS GLOBAL EFFORTS ON RESEARCHING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST DISPLACED MEN, BOYS, AND LGBTQIA+ POPULATIONS AND HAS PUT THESE UNDESERVED POPULATIONS ON THE HUMANITARIAN AGENDA THROUGH FACT-FINDING RESEARCH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES, AND THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
  Expenses $130,998
• GLOBALCAMPAIGN
  Expenses $586,307 · grants $61,279
• INTER-AGENCY WORKING GROUP (IAWG): WRC SERVES AS THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE INTER-AGENCY WORKING GROUP ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN EMERGENCIES AND LEADS EFFORTS ON FAMILY PLANNING, SAFE ACCESS TO ABORTION CARE, AND ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. WRC IS ALSO LEADING INTER-AGENCY EFFORTS TO RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND HOW CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT IMPACT THE PRACTICE OF CHILD MARRIAGE TO IDENTIFY THE DRIVERS OF SUCH AND IDENTIFY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MITIGATE RISKS AND REDUCE THE PRACTICE OF CHILD MARRIAGE.
  Expenses $164,502
• SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
  Expenses $146,009 · grants $37,541

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

46-3668128

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

2014

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P80)

Assets (IRS master file)

$4,469,485

Income (IRS master file)

$6,063,130

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 46-3668128).

Questions about WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC

What is the EIN of WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC is 46-3668128.

Is WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.

Are donations to WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION 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 WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC last file with the IRS?

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

Who is the principal officer of WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SARAH COSTA.

Who are the officers and directors of WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $249,622 (SARAH COSTA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,559,429, expenses of $6,259,075 and total assets of $4,469,485 at year end.

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