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Nonprofit · EIN 52-6040461

JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

Also known as JWI INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$1.5M$2.3M2022$3.3M$2.6M2023$2M$2.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,974,023$2,843,001-$868,978$3,640,722$346,655$3,294,067
June 30, 2024990$3,347,704$2,646,883$700,821$4,444,679$330,932$4,113,747
June 30, 2023990$1,498,893$2,276,170-$777,277$3,639,003$264,137$3,374,866
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,933,566
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$34,219
Other revenue
$6,238

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$43,125
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$168,750
Other salaries and wages
$1,260,151
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,707,921
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$22,793
Accounting fees
$56,550
Occupancy
$36,262
Travel
$121,733
Program services (functional)
$2,231,100
Management and general (functional)
$409,486
Fundraising (functional)
$202,415

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,444,679
Total assets, end of year
$3,640,722
Total liabilities, end of year
$346,655
Net assets, end of year
$3,294,067
Publicly traded securities
$421,214
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,598,789
Net assets with donor restrictions
$695,278
Gross receipts
$1,974,023
Employees
17
Volunteers
150
Year formed
1962
State of legal domicile
DC

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Meredith JacobsChief Executive Officer
Officer
50$168,750$12,722
Deborah RosenbloomVP of Programs
Highest-paid employee
50$125,132$18,475
Tami AckermanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Susannah AlfredBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sharon SlotkinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bobbi Rebell KaufmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Erica KeswinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mimi Brodsky KressBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stephanie Kaplan LewisBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mimi RocahBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sue ShankmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Leslie SpeismanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Courtenay Burman WallachBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Karen GreeneBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Logan LevkoffBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Robin LondonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Stephanie NashmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Marina RosteinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Elizabeth SlotnickBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michelle CarlsonChair
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Laura Rebell GrossSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Rachel Braun ScherlTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Pam ShermanChair-Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Meredith JacobsChief Executive Officer
Officer
50$215,000$22,087
Deborah RosenbloomVP of Programs
Highest-paid employee
50$167,146$20,232
Linda YoungentobBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Pam ShermanVice Chair
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Leslie SpeismanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rachel ShaderBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sue ShankmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stephanie NashmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Marina RosteinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Robin LondonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lisie GottdenkerBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Logan LevkoffBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Laura Rebell GrossBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bobbi Rebell KaufmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Susie FeldmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Tami AckermanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Heidi Hookman BrodskyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stephanie Kaplan LewisBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rachel Braun ScherlBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mimi Brodsky KressBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Erica KeswinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Michelle CarlsonChair
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
Ellen StoneImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Meredith JacobsChief Executive Officer
Officer
50$235,892$7,461
Deborah RosenbloomVP of Programs
Highest-paid employee
50$150,098$15,548
Carrie SelemanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rachel ShaderBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rachel Braun ScherlBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kim Oster-HolsteinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stephanie Kaplan LewisBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Leslie SpeismanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Linda YoungentobBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Beth SloanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sue ShankmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Pam ShermanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Heidi Hookman BrodskyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Susie FeldmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Tami AckermanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Vivian BassBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mimi Brodsky KressBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Erica KeswinBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Laura Rebell GrossBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bobbi Rebell KaufmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ellen StoneImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Toby GraffChair of the Board
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
Michelle CarlsonVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1333 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1511
In care of
% MEREDITH JACOBS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Meredith Jacobs, 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 200363001
Signed the 990
MEREDITH JACOBS, Chief Executive Officer
Phone
(202) 857-1300
Return prepared by
Mullins PC

Mission

See Schedule O.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • JWIs Womens Leadership Work is housed in the Sondra D. Bender Leadership Institute. JWI mentors the next generation of Jewish women leaders through the young womens impact networks, now found in 10 cities across the U.S. And in Tel Aviv, Israel. JWI hosts an annual womens leadership conference in connection with women to watch recognizing ten outstanding Jewish women role models and leaders from a diversity of fields. JWI provides leadership training with a gender lens to women working at senior levels in Jewish community organizations through its Jewish communal womens leadership project and masterclasses. And staff engages men as allies to bring about workplace safety and equity through its at the table: men as allies in workplace equity series. JWI drives systemic change in advocacy efforts to support pay and workplace equity.
    Expenses $1,285,188
  • JWIs National center on domestic and sexual violence in the Jewish community houses the organizations work to end gender-based violence. Through the center, JWI trains those who work in the domestic violence field through JWIs collaborative of Jewish domestic violence programs and the national alliance to end domestic abuse. Through initiatives like here for you and the Jewish communal response teams, JWI brings trauma-informed training to Jewish organizations in order to better support survivors and their children. JWI builds childrens libraries in domestic violence shelters through the national library initiative. JWI staff conducts research, including the 2022 national needs. Assessment of Jewish domestic violence survivors and programs. The organization convenes the clergy task force to end domestic abuse in the Jewish community, the interfaith coalition to end domestic and sexual violence, and the Jewish gun violence prevention roundtable. JWIs advocacy team works for systemic change through legislation that supports and protects survivors. And, as part of JWIs efforts to change the culture and end the cycle of violence, it offers healthy relationship and healthy masculinity workshops to fraternity and sorority students on college campuses nationwide.
    Expenses $897,697 · grants $43,125
  • JWIs Womens Financial Empowerment Institute is home to the organizations work to drive access to long-term economic security. JWIs educators train staff at shelters and programs across the U.S. To deliver its lifesavings financial education series developed specifically for survivors of domestic violence and financial abuse through restart, JWIs staff work directly with survivors for emotional and job readiness. The advocacy team advocates for justice lending initiatives to state legislators. Prevention efforts take the form of financial education workshops for college-aged, young professional, and women approaching retirement, to empower women of all ages with financial literacy.
    Expenses $48,215

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-6040461
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)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1964
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
1640 (5 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,640,722
Income (IRS master file)
$1,974,023

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,974,023$2,843,001$3,640,722XML
990June 2024$3,347,704$2,646,883$4,444,679XML
990June 2023$1,498,893$2,276,170$3,639,003XML
990June 2022$2,651,011$1,730,792$4,423,575IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 52-6040461).

Questions about JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

What is the EIN of JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL is 52-6040461.
Is JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
Are donations to JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does JEWISH WOMEN 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 JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Meredith Jacobs.
Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $168,750 (Meredith Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer).
How much revenue does JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,974,023, expenses of $2,843,001 and total assets of $3,640,722 at year end.

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