WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION

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)

100 MISSIONARY RDG, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242-5236

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Sandra Wisdom-Martin, 100 Missionary Ridge, Birmingham, AL 352425235

Signed the 990

Lindsey C Boney III, Controller

Phone

(205) 991-4019

Website

WWW.WMU.COM

Return prepared by

Mauldin & Jenkins LLC

Mission

THE ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR MISSIONS BY PROVIDING MISSIONS INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS RESOURCES FOR THE BROADER CHRISTIAN MARKET.

Program accomplishments

• Christian Religious Program: The purpose of Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) is making disciples of Jesus who live on mission. WMU seeks to cultivate the characteristics of a missional person-one who learns about missions, prays for missions, supports missions, does missions and tells others about Jesus. Avenues for missions involvement include missions discipleship, compassion ministries and leadership development. Missions Discipleship-From preschoolers through adults, WMU helps inform, inspire, and involve members of WMU age-level groups in missions. In 2024-25, WMU created and distributed 8 subscription items, including periodicals and resources kits, with an average circulation of approximately 89,068. WMU encourages greater missions involvement and nurtures all ages in missions discipleship through channels such as publications, products, resources, videos, blog posts, and more. In 2025, we built and launched a new wmu.com and overhauled our fulfillment system to better serve customers and increase engagement. Ongoing missions discipleship through WMU develops believers who understand God's mission in the world, leading to devoted Christians who are passionate about sharing the love of Christ with others. Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions-In 2024, WMU helped raise $207.2 million-the highest total in the offering's 136-year history-for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. Since initiating the first offering in 1888, WMU has helped raise more than $5.8 billion through this effort. The offering represents more than half of IMB's total annual support. Every penny given to the offering goes directly to support missionaries, including housing, training, education, and healthcare. Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions - In 2025, WMU helped raise $71.2 million-the second-highest amount given-for missions work in North America through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Since 1907, when official reporting began for the home missions offering started by WMU, receipts total more than $2.3 billion through 2025. All of the funds raised through this offering go directly to NAMB to support field personnel and supplies nearly half of their total annual revenue. Compassion Ministries-WMU offers a variety of ways to be involved in hands-on missions efforts through ministries such as Pure Water, Pure Love; Christian Job Corps; World Crafts; and Project HELPSM: Mental Health. Both our domestic and international reach continue to grow through these ministries as lives are transformed. We have more than 90 Christian Women's Job Corps/Christian Men's Job Corps sites across the US, as well as CWJC sites in South Africa, Uganda, and Mexico. Christian Job Corps sites offer classes, resources, mentoring, Bible study, and more as participants gain self-confidence, purpose, direction, and hope for the future. World Crafts helps develop sustainable, fair-trade businesses by partnering with artisan groups worldwide and bringing their handcrafted products to market. These partnerships empower artisans to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of their communities, often providing safe, dignified employment for women at risk of exploitation, including those who have escaped human trafficking. With renewed leadership in product development, World Crafts is entering a season of growth-expanding artisan partnerships, field testing new designs, and preparing to launch new products from new and existing groups. This strategy advances our mission to create sustainable income opportunities and connect more customers to products with purpose. Project HELP is an initiative of WMU that identifies a critical issue, seeks to raise the level of awareness of that issue, and provides practical approaches anyone can implement to open the door for meeting needs and sharing the gospel. Since 2022, WMU has provided resources to address the issue of mental health, including an online course entitled Mental Health: The Church's Response, training in Mental Health First Aid, a book entitled Joyful Sorrow, articles, blogs posts and more. Missionary housing is an additional ministry of WMU in which we administer housing for Southern Baptist missionaries while they are on stateside assignment. We maintain a database of nearly 700 houses made available by churches, associations, and individuals and make this information available to missionaries on a secure website. Leadership Development-WMU offers a variety of opportunities for discovering and expanding one's leadership skills and spiritual gifts through online courses, print and digital resources, and in-person trainings. WMU's Christian Women's Leadership Center (CWLC) is one approach to leadership development in which online courses are self-paced and on demand. Joining the line-up of CWLC courses related to missional foundations, this year we introduced two new courses: The Story of Missions and Spiritual Disciplines. We also revised a course related to CWLC leadership foundations entitled Women Leaders of the Past. Two new courses were launched to further engage leaders in missions discipleship. They are RA: An Overview and Counter-Culture for Students. In addition, two online courses were created exclusively for our board members to help them understand their role and responsibilities.
  Expenses $3,654,959 · grants $7,500 · revenue $2,795,893
• 2) Water Works: Pure Water, Pure Love-During the 2024-25 fiscal year, WMU provided more than 1,700 water filters and replacement parts to Southern Baptist missionaries and missions teams. WMU awarded 10 grants totaling $280,976 to supply clean water resources in Southeast Asia, Liberia, Malawi, South Sudan, and Uganda; and to meet emergency water needs including providing three water tanker trucks for Send Relief, bottled water in North Carolina and South Carolina following Hurricane Helene, and bottled water in Texas due to severe drought.
  Expenses $430,905 · grants $278,045 · revenue $252,409

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

63-0302185

Tax-exempt status

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

Foundation status

Supporting organization (509(a)(3))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Supporting organization of unknown type

Exempt since

1992

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Religion-related (X110)

Assets (IRS master file)

$15,000,629

Income (IRS master file)

$9,032,792

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 63-0302185).

Questions about WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION

What is the EIN of WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION is 63-0302185.

Is WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.

Are donations to WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).

Which annual return does WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION 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 WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION 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 WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Sandra Wisdom-Martin.

Who are the officers and directors of WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $98,671 (SANDY WISDOM-MARTIN, DIRECTOR/BOARD TREASURER).

How much revenue does WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION AUXILIARY TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,853,288, expenses of $4,927,374 and total assets of $15,000,629 at year end.

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