WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

4410 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 394, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-5561

In care of

% KENT DAVIS-PACKARD

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

KENT DAVIS-PACKARD, 4410 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 394, WASHINGTON, DC 20016

Signed the 990

KENT DAVIS-PACKARD, PRESIDENT

Phone

(202) 750-4111

Website

WWW.WOMENFORWARDINTERNATIONAL.ORG

990-N for 2019 filed under this EIN

Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Kent Davis-Packard, 1615 Manchester Lane NW, Washington DC 20011. Mailing address: 2022 L Street NW, Washington DC 20036. Website: www.womenforwardinternational.org

Return prepared by

KLUMP BLANDFORD HUFF PSC

Mission

WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (WFI) PARTNERS THE NEXT GENERATION WITH NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS CRITICAL TO HUMAN PROCESS, BRIDGING MIND AND HEART TO BRING ABOUT UNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SERVICE TO HUMANITY.

Program accomplishments

• EMPOWERING INDIA'S ARTISAN WOMENIN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US-INDIA FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCE, AND WITH SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS, WFI IS HELPING TO BUILD A CRAFTS VILLAGE THAT WILL SERVE AS A TRAINING, PRODUCTION, AND COMMUNITY SPACE FOR WOMEN WEAVERS WHO ARE PRESERVING THE TREASURED CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HIMROO AND OTHER ANCIENT INDIAN WEAVING TECHNIQUES. LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, THE ELLORA CAVES NEAR MUMBAI, THE CRAFTS VILLAGE IS ALREADY CONDUCING TRAINING ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS HIMROO FABRICS PRODUCTION UNIT. TO DATE, 30 WOMEN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING, AND 15 WOMEN HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING AS PROFESSIONAL WEAVERS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUED SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXTILE ECONOMY.WFI HAS ALSO BROUGHT TEAMS FROM THE PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND DESIGN STUDENTS IN INDIA TOGETHER TO HELP MARKET THE "ZARIZAR,COM" WEBSITE, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH ALL GO TOWARDS MAKING THE CRAFTS VILLAGE AND TRAINING CENTER FOR WOMEN WEAVERS INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUSTAINING. WFI'S NEXT COLLABORATION WITH PARSONS WILL BE A "DESIGN SPRINT" PLANNED FOR FALL 2026. STUDENTS WILL ADDRESS REAL-WORLD DESIGN CHALLENGES RELATED TO EXPANDING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING IN THE UNITED STATES, AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION.
  Expenses $114,212 · grants $80,325
• SHARING THE ABUNDANCE: IMPLEMENTING A FOOD RESCUE MODEL IN MEXICODURING 2025, WFI COMPLETED ITS SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROGRAM, WINGS OF LOVE, IN VERACRUZ WITH THE UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA AND EXPANDED IT TO OAXACA BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSIDAD BENITO JAURES, THE GUELAGUETZA ROTARY CLUB, THE OAXACA FOOD BANK, AND THINK UP UNIVERSITY COLLECTIVE TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF WINGS OF LOVE IS TO SPREAD A NEW PARADIGM OF PHILANTHROPY BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF "SHARED ABUNDANCE AND THE IDEA THAT THIS IS NOT "CHARITY" BUT RATHER A NATURAL RESPONSE BY THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. INSPIRED BY THE COLLABORATIVE FOOD RESCUE APPROACH DEVELOPED BY THE FOUNDER OF THE WHITE PONY EXPRESS IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH WFI PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED THROUGH GRADUATE STUDENT TEAMS AND GRANT FUNDING, WINGS OF LOVE ADAPTS THIS MODEL TO THE MEXICAN CONTEXT BY CONNECTING UNIVERSITIES, FOOD BANKS, ROTARY CLUBS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOVER AND REDISTRIBUTE SURPLUS FOOD AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE, WHICH IS AMONG THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTORS TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.AS WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO FOOD INSECURITY, WINGS OF LOVE IN MEXICO FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON THIS DEMOGRAPHIC, SERVING UP TO 150 WOMEN ON A MONTHLY BASIS THROUGH FOOD RESCUE AND VITAL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION INCLUDING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, CHILDREN'S TOYS AND DIAPERS, AND NEW CLOTHING, AS WELL WORKSHOPS THAT HELP MOVE THE WOMEN "FROM THE MARGINS TO THE MAINSTREAM." DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, THE PROGRAM CONDUCTED FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES AND FACILITATED WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP, HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. THE INITIATIVE ALSO EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY INVOLVING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN A COLLABORATIVE MODEL BASED ON SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION.
  Expenses $50,354 · grants $16,500
• ONLINE EDUCATION FOR AFGHAN WOMEN IN AFGHANISTANRESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN'S ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT CONTINUE TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS FOR AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS. IN RESPONSE, FIVE YEARS AGO WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (WFI), BROUGHT TOGETHER OUR PARTNERS IN AFGHANISTAN WITH LYNN UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATION FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND ICOHERE, A TECH COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA, TO BUILD A NEW COMPUTER LABORATORY AND DEVELOP A SECURE ONLINE PLATFORM TO ACCOMMODATE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION PREPARATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CAREER-ORIENTED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE-AGE AFGHAN WOMEN. IN 2025, WFI SUPPORTED A SIX MONTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE FOR A COHORT OF 22 AFGHAN WOMEN AND PREPARED FOR ITS 2026 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP SERIES TO INCLUDE WFI'S NETWORK OF MENTORS AS WELL AS LYNN UNIVERSITY FACULTY. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE, TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED EDUCATION THAT CAN CONTINUE DESPITE CHANGING LOCAL CONDITIONS.
  Expenses $22,245 · grants $7,500
• EMPOWERING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATESSINCE 2023, WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (WFI) HAS PARTNERED WITH CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE WOVEN TEACHING PROGRAM OF THE WOVEN FOUNDATION TO EXPAND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWCOMER STUDENTS. MANY PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE RECENT ARRIVALS TO THE UNITED STATES AND ARE NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION TO A NEW EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITY. DURING 20252026, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOVEN TEACHING, WFI DELIVERED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO OVER 100 INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WFI ALSO ORGANIZED A CULMINATING EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRESENTED THEIR ORIGINAL POETRY INSPIRED BY THEIR READINGS OF THE DECLARATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. THEY ALSO MET WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENT MENTORS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE AT UC BERKELEY WHO SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NAVIGATING BOTH THE UC BERKELEY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS. WFI ALSO ENGAGED THE ADMISSIONS OFFICERS OF BOTH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPLICATION NPROCESS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE EVENT PROVIDED PARTICIPANTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND CREATIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WHILE ENGAGING WITH THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. THROUGH A CAPSTONE PROJECT WITH THE GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AT UC BERKELEY, WFI ALSO BEGAN DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC ROADMAP TO EXPAND THIS "HUMAN RIGHTS AMBASSADORS PROGRAM" TO ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES.
  Expenses $17,251 · grants $4,070

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.

IRS record

EIN

83-1309970

Tax-exempt status

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

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2019

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q05)

Assets (IRS master file)

$81,005

Income (IRS master file)

$234,075

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 83-1309970).

Questions about WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL

What is the EIN of WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL is 83-1309970.

Is WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.

Are donations to WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does WOMEN FORWARD 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 WOMEN FORWARD 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 WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL 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 WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KENT DAVIS-PACKARD.

Who are the officers and directors of WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,055 (KENT DAVIS-PACKARD PHD, PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE).

How much revenue does WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $234,075, expenses of $273,604 and total assets of $81,005 at year end.

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