Nonprofit · EIN 47-1707504
WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-PF | $5,133,970 | $3,713,805 | $1,420,165 | $3,114,457 | $604,961 | $2,509,496 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-PF | $3,160,282 | $3,211,149 | -$50,867 | $1,612,034 | $522,703 | $1,089,331 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-PF | $4,189,398 | $3,665,698 | $523,700 | $1,462,027 | $318,202 | $1,143,825 |
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,126,417
- Dividends
- $17,912
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$10,359
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,247,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $245,281
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,174,192
- Disbursements for charitable purposes
- $3,611,433
- Excise tax on investment income
- $139
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,612,034
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,114,457
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $604,961
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,509,496
- Fair market value of assets
- $3,114,457
- Qualifying distributions
- $3,611,433
- Net investment income
- $17,912
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-PF for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR CHISINA KAPUNGU 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $245,281 | $7,160 |
| AMY GREGOWSKI 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,970 | $6,329 |
| BIANCA ZHANG 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,845 | $5,209 |
| MICHELLE LAMBERT 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,408 | $4,774 |
| MARA STEINHAUS 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | SENIOR LEARNING ADVI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,933 | $4,185 |
| DENISE MISHIWIEC 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | SR MGR, GRANTS & EXT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,448 | $2,483 |
| DR SUSAN M BLAUSTEIN 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | CHAIR AND PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY GREEN 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KASS 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEE 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOYCE MALOMBE 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD C MANDEL 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GEETA MEHTA 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GOLDBERG MENDELOW 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA NIMMO 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA SCHUTZ 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY SHEPARD 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN SMALLEY 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ANDINE SUTARJARDI 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DR HELEN YANG 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHISINA KAPUNGU 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,014 | $6,191 |
| LAURA CANSICIO 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,807 | $3,114 |
| AMY GREGOWSKI 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF MEASURE, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,326 | $6,328 |
| XUE B ZHANG 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,990 | $5,250 |
| MICHELLE A LAMBERT 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,450 | $4,356 |
| DR SUSAN M BLAUSTEIN 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, ME 20815 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GOLDBERG MENDELOW 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE MALOMBE 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN SMALLEY 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEE 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GEETA MEHTA 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SCHUTZ 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY SHEPARD 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KASS 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD C MANDEL 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA NIMMO 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICKY LEROUX 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDINE SUTARJARDI 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN YANG 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY GREEN 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHISINA KAPUNGU 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,811 | $6,678 |
| AMY GREGOWSKI 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,255 | $6,064 |
| ELIZABETH GIBBENS 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | SENIOR COMMS ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,953 | $3,019 |
| XUE ZHANG 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,944 | $4,443 |
| MARA STEINHAUS 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | SR. RESEARCH & LEARN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,717 | $3,840 |
| DR SUSAN M BLAUSTEIN 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, ME 20815 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GOLDBERG MENDELOW 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE MALOMBE 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN SMALLEY 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEE 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GEETA MEHTA 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SCHUTZ 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY SHEPARD 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KASS 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD C MANDEL 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA NIMMO 9 EAST MELROSE STREET, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9 E MELROSE ST, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815-4203
- In care of
- % SUSAN BLAUSTEIN
- Signed the 990-PF
- CHISINA KAPUNGU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 907-0227
- Website
- WWW.WOMENSTRONG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. 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-PF on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-PF on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-PF on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1707504
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Private operating foundation
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Private operating foundation, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-PF
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,114,457
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,407,759
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-PF | December 2025 | $5,133,970 | $3,713,805 | $3,114,457 | XML |
| 990-PF | December 2024 | $3,160,282 | $3,211,149 | $1,612,034 | IRS |
| 990-PF | December 2023 | $4,189,398 | $3,665,698 | $1,462,027 | XML |
| 990-PF | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 47-1707504).
Questions about WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL is 47-1707504.
- Is WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private operating foundation, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL file?
- Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
- When is the next return of WOMENSTRONG 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 WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $245,281 (DR CHISINA KAPUNGU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,133,970, expenses of $3,713,805 and total assets of $3,114,457 at year end.
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