Milwaukee Women Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 30% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
MILWAUKEE WOMEN INC IS AN ORGANIZATION OF EXECUTIVES DETERMINED TO CHANGE THE QUALITY AND COMPOSITION OF CORPORATE BOARDS TO MAXIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES WITH A FOCUS ON WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR.
- Income
- $159,436
- Spending
- $100,358
- Spent on programs
- 30%
- Reserves
- 31.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 31
- Highest pay
- $55,769, president & ceo (through 05/2025)
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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 31.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1530% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2510 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (2)
- $22,047 spent. MWI CONDUCTS RESEARCH ONCE EACH YEAR TO BENCHMARK THE NUMBER OF WOMEN ON THE BOARDS OF THE TOP 50 LARGEST PUBLIC COMPANIES IN WISCONSIN. THE LAST FOUR YEARS THE RESEARCH HAS INCLUDED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN EXECUTIVES OF THE TOP 50 LARGEST PUBLIC COMPANIES. THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH FUNDERS, COMPANY CEOS, AND THE GENERAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, MWI PRODUCES PERIODIC LINKEDIN UPDATES TO INFORM MEMBERS OF MWI'S LINKEDIN COMMUNITY ABOUT TRENDS IN THE ARENA OF WOMEN IN CORPORATE LEADERSHIP ROLES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
- $7,760 spent. MWI COMMUNICATIONS ARE SENT TO MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY PERIODICALLY VIA EMAIL AND NEWSLETTERS AS NEEDED REGARDING PROGRAMMING, THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, MWI'S WEBSITE ALLOWS INTERESTED WOMEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MWI, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, CURRENT RESEARCH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS, AND EVENTS. WE ALSO COMMUNICATE THROUGH LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND POST RELEVANT INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. REPUTATION PARTNERS WAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSEL AND EXECUTION FOR MWI. MWI CREATED VIDEOS THAT TELLS MWI'S STORY AND CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS ON THE ISSUE OF BOARD DIVERSITY. VIDEO AUDIENCE INCLUDES CORPORATE SECTOR, EXECUTIVE WOMEN, ASSOCIATIONS, MEDIA, AND THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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