Together Women Rise
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY BECAUSE WOMENS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TREATED EQUALLY, THE WORLD IS HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND ECONOMICALLY JUST FOR EVERYONE.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 692
- Highest pay
- $157,309, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.8 million spent. CLEAN START-AFRICA (FS MYRIAD USA) - THE KEY GOAL OF THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND DIGNITY TO WOMEN TRANSITIONING OUT OF PRISON IN KENYA. KAKENYA'S DREAM - THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER MARGINALIZED GIRLS WHO ARE AT RISK OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C) AND CHILD MARRIAGE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ACCESS TO A HOLISTIC HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO THEM. SAVE THE RAIN - THIS GRANT FUNDS EMPLOYMENT OF TEAMS OF FEMALE BUILDERS TO CONSTRUCT 100 RESIDENTIAL RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS AND 100 RESIDENTIAL GREENHOUSES FOR 100 FAMILIES. ASIA INITIATIVES - THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENABLE 450 WOMEN IN REMOTE VILLAGES TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENS, TEACHING THEM THE SKILLS TO MAINTAIN AND MARKET PRODUCE, AND IMPROVING THE NUTRITION AND INCOMES OF THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. SACRED VALLEY HEALTH - THIS PROJECT TRAINS AND EMPOWERS ADOLESCENT GIRLS FROM INDIGENOUS PERUVIAN COMMUNITIES TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHY GENDER RELATIONSHIPS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. REFUSHE (FORMALLY, HESHIMA KENYA) - THIS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARES REFUGEE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND UPSTART THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL FUTURES RURAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION SERVICE TRUST (RHEST) (FS AMERICAN HIMALAYAN FND) - THE STOP GIRL TRAFFICKING (SGT) PROGRAM AIMS TO PROTECT 480 NEPALESE GIRLS ANNUALLY FROM BEING TRAFFICKED, INCLUDING SLAVERY AND CHILD MARRIAGE. MAIA - THE PROJECT IS PART OF MAIA'S HOLISTIC MODEL THAT EMPOWERS GIRL PIONEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MOTIVATE THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL BY PROVIDING PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT, TECHNICAL AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, THE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. LOTUS OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL - THE GIRLS ACCESS TO EDUCATION (GATE) PROJECT IN PURSAT, CAMBODIA WILL BENEFIT 100 CAMBODIAN GIRLS WHO FACE SEVERE POVERTY, RISKS OF EXPLOITATION, AND LACK EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FOR THE GOOD - THIS GRANT EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND SCALES THE OUTREACH WORK OF FOR THE GOOD'S TEAM ANGAZA INTERNS TO A REMOTE, HIGH NEED REGION OF SOUTHERN KENYA CALLED NAIKARRA. ASANTE AFRICA FOUNDATION - THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GENDER ECONOMIC DIVIDE BY TRAINING AND CERTIFYING COHORTS OF SINGLE MOTHERS IN DIGITAL LITERACY AND STEM EDUCATION TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. THE MODEL HAS PROVEN TO UPSKILL AND ADVANCE YOUNG MOTHERS. GLOBAL FUND FOR WIDOWS - THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT 150 WIDOWS, SUPPORTING 750 CHILDREN, LIVING IN POVERTY IN ARUSHA REGION, TANZANIA TO BUILD DECENT AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, ENABLING THEM TO LEAD DIGNIFIED AND HEALTHY LIVES IN WHICH THEY CAN AFFORD ESSENTIAL GOODS SUCH AS NUTRITION, SCHOOLING FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. KUPONA FOUNDATION - THIS PROJECT EMPOWERS WOMEN LIVING WITH OBSTETRIC FISTULA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOLISTIC TREATMENT INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL, TREATMENT, AND POST-OPERATION CARE, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE MABINTI CENTRE, A SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. VIDEO VOLUNTEERS - THIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE 1,000 YOUNG WOMEN IN RURAL INDIA TO BECOME DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS, FINDING THEIR OWN POWERFUL VOICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THUS PROMOTING BETTER GENDER DISCUSSIONS AND AWARENESS IN THEIR HOME VILLAGES. ONE HEART WORLDWIDE - THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE SIMULATION-BASED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH (MNH) PROVIDERS, RESULTING IN A STRONGER AND MORE EQUITABLE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR WOMEN AND, ULTIMATELY, A REDUCTION IN ADVERSE OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS. FLYING KITES - THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE GIRLS UNITED PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES A HOLISTIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY GIRL HAS ACCESS TO THE CRITICAL RESOURCES SHE NEEDS TO COME TO SCHOOL, STAY IN SCHOOL, AND THRIVE IN SCHOOL. KULA PROJECT - THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS KULA PROJECT'S WORK TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURS IN RWANDA'S COFFEE COMMUNITIES. INTERNATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (IANGEL) - THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE KEY SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN WOMEN, BOTH INSIDE THE COUNTRY AND IN EXILE, BY PARTNERING WITH AFGHAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON INTERNATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH; CONNECTING WITH AFGHAN WOMEN LAWYERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY VIA ZOOM THROUGH THE BRIDGE PROJECT -- BUILDING REAL INTERACTIONS DRIVING GENDER EQUALITY; AND BY PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO AFGHAN WOMEN WHO OPERATE UNDERGROUND SCHOOLS. EQUALITY NOW - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, EQUALITY NOW'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE LEGAL AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. EQUIMUNDO - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, EQUIMUNDO: CENTER FOR MASCULINITIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (FORMERLY PROMUNDO-US) WORKS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND CREATE A WORLD FREE FROM VIOLENCE BY ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMEN, GIRLS, AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDER IDENTITIES. LANDESA - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, LANDESA CHAMPIONS AND WORKS TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS FOR MILLIONS OF THE WORLD'S POOREST, MOSTLY RURAL WOMEN AND MEN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE. SHARED INTEREST - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, SHARED INTEREST MOBILIZES CAPITAL FROM IMPACT INVESTORS AND DONORS TO PROVIDE PARTIAL CREDIT GUARANTEES THAT DE-RISK DOMESTIC BANKS AND MFIS, UNLOCKING LOCAL FINANCE FOR MARGINALIZED SMES IN AFRICA. THE MODEL TARGETS WOMEN, YOUTH, AND BLACK-LED ENTERPRISES ACROSS HIGH-IMPACT SECTORS, AND PAIRS GUARANTEES WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN LENDER SYSTEMS, SME CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE. CLEAN START-AFRICA (FS MYRIAD USA) - THE KEY GOAL OF THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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