EIN 54-1670627

Independent Womens Forum (IWF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
44
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Independent Women's Forum (IWF) is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) research and educational institution. By aggressively seeking earned media, providing easy-to-read, timely publications and commentary, and reaching out to the public, we seek to cultivate support for these important principles and encourage women to join us in working to return the country to limited, Constitutional government. Independent Women’s Forum believes women and families are empowered by the choices and opportunities the free market provides. Women don’t want or need big government.
Total revenues
$7,143,966
2023
Total expenses
$7,533,363
2023
Total assets
$2,922,508
2023
Num. employees
44
2023

Program areas at IWF

Domestic Policy and Economics - IWF examines the impact of policies - such as our tax code, regulatory system, national budget, health care laws and education system - on American families and the economy.
Independent Womens Law Center (IWLC)- supports freedom and opportunity for women and girls in the legal arena. In the courts, before administrative agencies and legislative bodies, and in the court of public opinion, IWLC fights against radical legal theories that deny due process, undermine equal opportunity, make the government less accountable, and punish certain viewpoints.
Education, Communication, and Earned Media - IWF promotes the work of our scholars and spokeswomen, bringing their message to audience through print publications, television, radio, the internet and social media platforms. IWF also develops educational materials to help build amoung the public greater understanding of economic facts and principles.
Independent Womens Network - IWF develops educational content, resources and events that are made available to Independent Womens Network, which is a group of women working together to improve their communities and our country.

Who funds Independent Womens Forum (IWF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Diana Davis Spencer FoundationPublic Policy Education and Research$1,930,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$496,625
Schwab Charitable FundPublic, Societal Benefit$408,750
...and 47 more grants received totalling $6,659,428

Personnel at IWF

NameTitleCompensation
Amber SchwartzSecretary and Executive Vice President / Executive Vice President / Director of Outreach$153,305
Carrie LukasPresident$242,709
Somerlyn CothranTreasurer / Senior Vice President of Investor Relations$194,276
Peter LipsPast Treasurer$50,000
Sabrina SchaefferLeadership Circle Chair$106,375

Financials for IWF

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,379,769
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$27,112
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-281,568
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$18,653
Total revenues$7,143,966

Form 990s for IWF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-09-17990View PDF
2022-122023-09-25990View PDF
2021-122022-09-13990View PDF
2020-122021-09-10990View PDF
2019-122021-02-18990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
October 20, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $109,166 from The William H Donner Foundation
August 24, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 24, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities
Issues
Women and girlsHuman rights
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
4 Weems LN
Winchester, VA 22601
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
County
Winchester city, VA
Website URL
iwf.org/ 
Phone
(202) 857-5201
Facebook page
independentwomensforum 
Twitter profile
@iwf 
IRS details
EIN
54-1670627
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R24: Womens Rights
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
115842
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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