Nonprofit · EIN 83-1985291
LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,625,944 | $2,605,489 | -$979,545 | $674,284 | $111,714 | $562,570 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,846,931 | $1,630,570 | $216,361 | $1,562,018 | $680 | $1,561,338 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,377,425
- Program service revenue
- $239,750
- Investment income
- $8,769
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,800
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $184,656
- Other salaries and wages
- $129,636
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $347,614
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,015
- Accounting fees
- $108,659
- Occupancy
- $1,500
- Travel
- $96,588
- Program services (functional)
- $2,354,850
- Management and general (functional)
- $249,308
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,331
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,562,018
- Total assets, end of year
- $674,284
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $111,714
- Net assets, end of year
- $562,570
- Gross receipts
- $1,625,944
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABRIELLE GLORE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 15 | $184,656 | $9,965 |
| DEBRA L LEE | DIRECTOR AND CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA LANGFORD | DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN BOOKER | DIRECTOR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN DEBAUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE NORRIS-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABRIELLE GLORE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 15 | $125,000 | $1,266 |
| DEBRA L LEE | DIRECTOR AND CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA LANGFORD | DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN BOOKER | DIRECTOR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS 15TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-5010
- In care of
- % LEADING WOMEN DEFINED INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEBRA LEE, 11766 WILSHIRE BVLD 900, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
- Signed the 990
- DEBRA LEE, PRESIDENT & CHAIR
- Phone
- (310) 478-4148
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 83-1985291 or by the name LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
LEADING WOMEN DEFINED PROVIDES AN UNPARALLELED, ONE-OF-A-KIND PLATFORM THAT EQUIPS AND EMPOWERS WOMEN, ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN, TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE, CONVICTION, AND INFLUENCE. WE CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE, NURTURE A SUPPORTIVE SISTERHOOD, AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES, INSPIRE GROWTH, AND SPARK SOCIAL IMPACTULTIMATELY FORGING A LEGACY OF LASTING SIGNIFICANCE.
Program accomplishments
- LWD SUMMIT - THIS EXCLUSIVE, INVITATION-ONLY ANNUAL SUMMIT BRINGS TOGETHER ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN, ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN, FROM VARIED INDUSTRIES FOR FORWARD-THINKING CONVERSATIONS ON LEADERSHIP, WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL IMPACT. ATTENDEES ENGAGE IN UNPARALLELED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ATTEND INSPIRING FIRESIDE CHATS, AND IMPLEMENT ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ELEVATE THEIR LEADERSHIP JOURNEYS AND AMPLIFY THEIR INFLUENCE.IN 2024, THE SUMMIT CENTERED ON THE THEME "POWER:FULL," CELEBRATING THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE POWER WOMEN WIELD, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE ENERGY AND VITALITY REQUIRED TO PERFORM AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. PROGRAMMING AND CONVERSATIONS EXPLORED HOW TO NAVIGATE THESE SPACES WHILE PRIORITIZING THE REPLENISHMENT NEEDED TO SHOW UP AS THE BEST, MOST FULL, AND AUTHENTIC VERSION OF ONESELF.Expenses $1,645,868 · revenue $239,750
- LWD RISING LEADERS SUMMIT - THE RISING LEADERS PROGRAM IS A SELECT INITIATIVE TAILORED FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING WOMEN AGED 25 TO 35. BY INVITATION, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE PERSONALIZED MENTORSHIP, ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND THE CONFIDENCE TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN BOTH THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WOMEN CULTIVATE VALUABLE MENTORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS AND GAIN THE TOOLS NEEDED TO EXCEL ACROSS PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. EMPHASIZING HOLISTIC GROWTH, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING EACH LEADER TO CREATE A LASTING LEGACY OF IMPACT.Expenses $379,882
- LWD FORUM @ THE PALEY MUSEUM, NYC - A PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE THAT EXPLORED THE INTERSECTION OF MEDIA, CULTURE, AND LEADERSHIP. THROUGH CURATED PANELS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS, THIS PROGRAM AMPLIFIED THE VOICES OF WOMEN, ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA, FOSTERING CONVERSATIONS THAT DROVE REPRESENTATION AND IMPACT.Expenses $203,865
- LWD SAVOR THE SUMMER - THE SAVOR THE SUMMER EVENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECHARGE AND REFRESH IN THE OASIS OF SISTERHOOD TO CREATE SPACE FOR SELF-CARE AND SERENDIPITY.Expenses $125,235 · grants $4,800
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 | Not 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
- 83-1985291
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $674,284
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,625,944
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,625,944 | $2,605,489 | $674,284 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,846,931 | $1,630,570 | $1,562,018 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,638,179 | $1,463,310 | $1,345,283 | 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 83-1985291).
Questions about LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION is 83-1985291.
- Is LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION 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 LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEBRA LEE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,656 (GABRIELLE GLORE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,625,944, expenses of $2,605,489 and total assets of $674,284 at year end.
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