Womens Sports Foundation
Womens Sports Foundation reported $15.0 million in revenue and $7.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $75.58 went to program services, $9.11 to management and general costs and $15.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $572,713 (CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 182% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.5MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 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 $15MOther revenue was negative: −$389K. 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) | 75.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.1% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 15.3% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.4% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $572,713 | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 7.68% | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 26.6 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 33 of 34 | 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 expenseCommunity impact: engagement & retention of girls in sports is a top priority. We provide tools and technical assistance to support coaches, parents, and community leaders to strengthen recruitment, engagement & quality of programming for girls. Our sports 4 life program that helps increase participation & retention of girls from underresourced communities in developmental youth sports programs. Our digital platform - we play interactive - is a resource for coaches to help girls discover joy from playing sports. Travel and training fund provides women athletes with potential to be elite with…
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Research: serves as a springboard for our work. Wsf has a comprehensive portfolio of close to 100 signature research projects. Our evidence-based public interest research on girls and women in sports and physical activity anchors all of our policy outreach and fuels our impact initiatives. It fosters public discourse on the vital importance of sport participation for the health and well-being of girls, leadership opportunities for women, and deib in sports. Data combined with experiences on the ground help to identify best practices and inform our programming. Wsf conducts rigorous…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $495,753 | $0 | $76,960 | $572,713 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $227,956 | $0 | $15,442 | $243,398 |
| VP, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $178,866 | $0 | $36,467 | $215,333 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $195,113 | $0 | $13,743 | $208,856 |
| VP, COMMUNICATION Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $153,362 | $0 | $24,581 | $177,943 |
| VP, COMMUNITY IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $150,934 | $0 | $11,626 | $162,560 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF OPS & ADMIN Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $136,693 | $0 | $11,995 | $148,688 |
| VP, ADVOCACY Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $136,749 | $0 | $11,733 | $148,482 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Womens Sports Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (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–1b34 · 33 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 525
- Volunteers Part I, line 670
Private foundation grants it received
22 private foundations reported grants to Womens Sports Foundation totaling $409K 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 Womens Sports Foundation spent in 2024, $75.58 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Womens Sports Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Womens Sports Foundation reported that 75.6% of its $7.5 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 15.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Womens Sports Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Womens Sports Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $572,713, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Womens Sports Foundation get its money?
Of $15.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Womens Sports Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7380557 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 202512259349301746 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443169349301634 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312419349301036 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212999349301041 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112449349300246 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042889349302259 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7380557: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.