Nonprofit · EIN 82-2102421
EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC
Also known as EMPOWER HER NETWORK
Tax-exempt · NEW LONDON, CT 06320
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $2,098,815 | $1,997,908 | $100,907 | $592,686 | $4,569 | $588,117 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,686,482 | $1,913,370 | -$226,888 | $517,898 | $30,544 | $487,354 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,257,482 | $1,192,758 | $64,724 | $722,954 | $8,712 | $714,242 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,098,452
- of which government grants
- $638,374
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $363
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $594,423
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $281,443
- Other salaries and wages
- $656,809
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,161,901
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $27,680
- Program services (functional)
- $1,862,065
- Management and general (functional)
- $135,843
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $517,898
- Total assets, end of year
- $592,686
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,569
- Net assets, end of year
- $588,117
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $588,117
- Gross receipts
- $2,098,815
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- CT
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTY NORBERT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $153,967 |
| ABAGAIL WITTNEBERT | DIR OF STRATEGIC P | 40 | $127,476 |
| KAYLA BURTON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VANESSA UJAGU | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL THOMAS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MELANIE LEGRANDE | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| FELICIA ROSARIO | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHETANA GOWDA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KERRI MCKEEVER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA SPECHT | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BROOKE ISTOOK | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTY NORBERT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $150,000 |
| ABAGAIL WITTNEBERT | DIR OF STRATEGIC P | 40 | $150,000 |
| KAYLA BURTON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BROOKE PERLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL THOMAS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MAUREEN O'TOOLE | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| FELICIA ROSARIO | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHETANA GOWDA | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KERRI MCKEEVER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NICOLE WILLIAMS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA SPECHT | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUMMER TAYLOR | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CORTNEY STAPLETON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BROOKE ISTOOK | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTY NORBERT | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $122,105 |
| RACHEL THOMAS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MAUREEN O'TOOLE | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CARISSA PHELPS | EHN AMBASSADOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHETANA GOWDA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KERRI MCKEEVER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NICOLE WILLIAMS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA SPECHT | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUMMER TAYLOR | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CORTNEY STAPLETON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BROOKE ISTOOK | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8 N RIDGE LN, NEW LONDON, CT 06320-4118
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KRISTY NORBERT
- Signed the 990
- KRISTY NORBERT, Executive Director
- Phone
- (410) 456-9905
- Website
- WWW.EMPOWERHERNETWORK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Hope & Hernandez PC
Mission
Empower Her Network DBA Empowered Network (EHN) launched its survivor-centered, trauma-informed program in 2017 to address a national gap in services identified by immediate aftercare providers: most trafficking survivors exhaust resources with systemic barriers standing in the way of a realistic economic alternative, putting them at high risk of further exploitation, experiencing homelessness, and/or remaining in the service cycle their entire lives. Empower Her Network collaborates with trafficking survivors over 12 to 18 months to achieve their economic freedom by removing housing barriers, providing advocacy, financing education, and uncovering career paths. Every survivor who achieves fiscal independence is in a much better position to protect their children, ending generational cycles of poverty and exploitation.
Program accomplishments
- Empower Her Network,Inc. DBA Empowered Network, ended 2025 with 55 partners, 148 survivors on an ACTIVE empowerment plan, and 107 who completed the 12 month program. In 2025, the average annual wage increase went from $25,024 to $37,308. That's a $12,284 increase in salary in 12 months! Every survivor who builds lasting economic power creates a pathway for families to move beyond cycles of poverty and exploitation.Expenses $1,862,065
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-2102421
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $592,686
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,098,815
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,098,815 | $1,997,908 | $592,686 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,686,482 | $1,913,370 | $517,898 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,257,482 | $1,192,758 | $722,954 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,016,224 | $666,683 | $674,998 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 82-2102421).
Questions about EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC
- What is the EIN of EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC is 82-2102421.
- Is EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EMPOWER HER NETWORK 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 EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC 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 EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC 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 EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KRISTY NORBERT.
- Who are the officers and directors of EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,967 (KRISTY NORBERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,098,815, expenses of $1,997,908 and total assets of $592,686 at year end.
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