New York Women's Foundation
New York Women's Foundation reported $11.2 million in revenue and $16.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $78.75 went to program services, $9.02 to management and general costs and $12.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $381,844 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 24% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MOther revenue was negative: −$19,196. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.0% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.20 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $381,844 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.26% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 18 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNew York Women's foundation (the "foundation") resources women-led community-based organizations and movements to advance gender, racial and economic justice and supports the scaling of their work statewide and nationally. The foundation also builds the capacity of our grantee partners and amplifies their successes. The foundation advances broad-based change by reframing public perception to support win-win systems and policies, influencing philanthropy to integrate a gender lens and trust-based values in their practices to maximize impact and influencing public policy and large-scale systems…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $358,684 | $0 | $23,160 | $381,844 |
| SVP, STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY & MA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $250,355 | $0 | $7,652 | $258,007 |
| SVP, PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC LEARNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $242,606 | $0 | $10,774 | $253,380 |
| VP, DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,642 | $0 | $22,234 | $226,876 |
| VP, DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,175 | $0 | $23,601 | $223,776 |
| VP, FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,620 | $0 | $28,268 | $220,888 |
| DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC LEARNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,252 | $0 | $22,998 | $167,250 |
18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from New York Women's Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $603K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b27 · 27 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 529
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
36 private foundations reported grants to New York Women's Foundation totaling $3.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 New York Women's Foundation spent in 2024, $78.75 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of New York Women's Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, New York Women's Foundation reported that 78.8% of its $16.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.0% to management and general and 12.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does New York Women's Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation New York Women's Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $381,844, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does New York Women's Foundation get its money?
Of $11.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is New York Women's Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3457287 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513149349304191 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349310020 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313039349302171 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223079349301117 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349302867 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013179349300841 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3457287: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.