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Nonprofit · EIN 86-1256055

WHAMNOW INC

Tax-exempt · GREENWICH, CT 06830

Financials

$745K$502K2023$769K$867K2024$926K$943K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WHAMNOW INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$926,291$943,066-$16,775$689,560$12,236$677,324
December 31, 2024990$769,151$866,894-$97,743$724,477$30,378$694,099
December 31, 2023990$745,145$501,866$243,279$840,129$48,287$791,842
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$904,464
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$20,385
Other revenue
$1,442

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$189,350
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$225,000
Other salaries and wages
$84,375
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$336,059
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$10,750
Accounting fees
$14,904
Occupancy
$55,587
Travel
$58,569
Program services (functional)
$810,037
Management and general (functional)
$133,029

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$724,477
Total assets, end of year
$689,560
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,236
Net assets, end of year
$677,324
Net assets without donor restrictions
$677,324
Gross receipts
$926,291
Employees
4
Volunteers
30
Year formed
2020
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARIANNE FOSS-SKIFTESVIKDIRECTOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF
Trustee or director, Officer
40$175,000
LORI FRANKPRESIDENT THRU 3/2025
Officer
40$50,000
CAROLEE LEECHAIR AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
MERYL COMERVICE CHAIR & GLOBAL CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ANULA JAYASURIYAVICE CHAIR & CHIEF SCIENTIFICA OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DALE ATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GAIL BASSINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NELLY BLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARILYN CHINITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIA CHRINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN LONG HALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARSHA HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT LAGALIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE BRITZ LOTTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SHARON LOVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHEILA ANN MIKHAILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN SEGALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EKTA SINGH-BUSHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLAN TANENBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE VRADENBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACKI ZEHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 29 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
LORI FRANKPRESIDENT
Officer
40$287,500$0
MARIANNE FOSS-SKIFTESVIKDIRECTOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF
Trustee or director, Officer
20$128,958$23,333
CAROLEE LEECHAIR AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANULA JAYASURIYAVICE CHAIR & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFF.
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MERYL COMERVICE CHAIR & GLOBAL CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DALE ATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINA DIEZ BARROSODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GAIL BASSINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE BAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIRGINIA BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NELLY BLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILYN CHINITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA CHRINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHAZ EBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI ESCARRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN KAPLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN KINGDIRECTOR THRU JAN. 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIRSTOPHER LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE BRITZ LOTTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON LOVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY GOLD MEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MORRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE LIM O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ROTHDIRECTOR THRU DEC. 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN SEGALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EKTA SINGH-BUSHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN TETRAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA VAN EEKERENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CELIA WEATHERHEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
MARIANNE FOSS-SKIFTESVIKDIRECTOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF
Trustee or director
20$85,000$33,333
SUSAN KINGDIRECTOR/INDEP. CONTRACTOR
Trustee or director
20$42,000$0
CAROLEE LEECHAIR AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANULA JAYASURIYAVICE CHAIR & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFF.
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MERYL COMERVICE CHAIR & GLOBAL CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DALE ATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINA DIEZ BARROSODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GAIL BASSINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE BAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIRGINIA BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NELLY BLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILYN CHINITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA CHRINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHAZ EBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI ESCARRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN KAPLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIRSTOPHER LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE BRITZ LOTTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON LOVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY GOLD MEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MORRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE LIM O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN SEGALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EKTA SINGH-BUSHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN TETRAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA VAN EEKERENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CELIA WEATHERHEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
19 EAST ELM STREET, GREENWICH, CT 06830-6519
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CAROLEE LEE, 19 EAST ELM STREET, GREENWICH, CT 068306518
Signed the 990
CAROLEE LEE, CHAIR AND CEO
Phone
(203) 661-1173
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

WHAM WORKS WITH ADVOCATES, ECONOMISTS, SCIENTISTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND POLICY MAKERS TO: INCREASE FUNDING FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH, EMPOWER WOMEN RESEARCHERS TO STUDY AND SHARE SEX AND GENDER RESEARCH, AND BUILD A DATA-DRIVEN CASE FOR ACCELERATING WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WHAM INVESTS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH TO TRANSFORM WOMEN'S LIVES. WHAM WORKS ACROSS DISEASES THAT IMPACT WOMEN DIFFERENTLY AND DIFFERENTIALLY BRAIN HEALTH, HEART HEALTH, IMMUNE AND AUTOIMMUNE HEALTH AND CANCER. THE WHAM REPORT SHOWS THE IMPACT OF ACCELERATING SEX AND GENDER-BASED HEALTH RESEARCH ON WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ECONOMY. THE IMPACTS OF OUR LIMITED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH RELATIVE TO MEN'S BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT RESEARCH ADDRESSING WOMEN IS FAR-REACHING. WHAM COMMISSIONED THE RAND CORPORATION TO STUDY THESE IMPACTS FOR: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (BRAIN); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (AUTOIMMUNE), AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (HEART).LAUNCH OF THE WHAM INNOVATOR'S CIRCLELAUNCHED AT THE NYSE WOMEN'S HEALTH INVESTOR SUMMIT, THE WHAM INNOVATOR'S CIRCLE BRINGS TOGETHER WOMEN'S HEALTH-FOCUSED FUNDS TO CATALYZE EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION AND FORGE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PATHWAYS.THE WHAM SPRING FORUMAT THE WYSS INSTITUTE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITYTHE WHAM FORUM, HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WYSS INSTITUTE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BROUGHT TOGETHER TOP RESEARCHERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND INVESTORS TO EXPLORE THE ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC POWER OF WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION. FROM TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE TO BOLD INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, THE CONVERSATIONS REINFORCED WHY WOMEN'S HEALTH MUST BE FRONT AND CENTER.
    Expenses $810,037 · grants $189,350

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
86-1256055
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
2021
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$689,560
Income (IRS master file)
$926,291

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$926,291$943,066$689,560XML
990December 2024$769,151$866,894$724,477IRS
990December 2023$745,145$501,866$840,129XML
990December 2022$483,750$563,062$643,344IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––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 86-1256055).

Questions about WHAMNOW INC

What is the EIN of WHAMNOW INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WHAMNOW INC is 86-1256055.
Is WHAMNOW INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
Are donations to WHAMNOW INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WHAMNOW 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 WHAMNOW 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 WHAMNOW 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 WHAMNOW INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CAROLEE LEE.
Who are the officers and directors of WHAMNOW INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,000 (MARIANNE FOSS-SKIFTESVIK, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF).
How much revenue does WHAMNOW INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $926,291, expenses of $943,066 and total assets of $689,560 at year end.

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