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Womens Voices Now Inc

EIN 27-2779043 · Rllng Hls Est, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood71 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Use film to drive postive social change that advances girls and women's rights globally.

Income
$515,975
Spending
$525,705
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
3.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 71%
Employees
6
Volunteers
10
Highest pay
$48,070, executive dir.

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: 78 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes -4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 29% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 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: 71 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $228,724 spent. FILM FESTIVAL - OUR ANNUAL WOMENS VOICES NOW FILM FESTIVAL IS AN INTERNATIONAL WOMENS RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN FILM. SINCE 2011 WE HAVE RECEIVED 1,500 FILM SUBMISSIONS FROM 105 COUNTRIES. AWARDED $156,500 IN CASH PRIZES. GATHERED ONLINE AUDIENCE MEMBERS FROM 195+ COUNTRIES. AS OF 2025 WE ACTIVELY WORK WITH OVER 400 FILMMAKERS, NURTURING A COMMUNITY OF FILMMAKERS.
  2. $100,860 spent. GIRLS VOICES NOW - A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO FIND, DEVELOP AND USE THEIR VOICE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH FILMMAKING. AS OF 2025 WE SERVE 116 GIRLS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES. THE PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED 31 YOUTH-MADE SHORT FILMS WHICH HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND AWARDED IN 166 FILM FESTIVALS AND SEEN BY 4.5 MILLION VIEWERS. OUR YOUTH MADE FILMS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED, ONCE FOR A DAYTIME EMMY (2021), AND ONCE FOR A CHILDRENS & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT EMMY (2024), AND WON THE DAYTIME EMMY IN 2021.
  3. $38,387 spent. FILM COLLECTION - A FREE ONLINE FILM COLLECTION, VOICES FOR CHANGE, RAISES AWARENESS OF THE STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE COLLECTION PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR AUTHENTIC AND DIVERSE STORIES ABOUT WOMEN AND GIRLS, THAT BENEFIT ALL. EACH FILM IN THE LIVING, GROWIN COLLECTION INCLUDES CALLS TO ACTION AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR VIEWERS. VOICES FOR CHANGE INCLUDES 360+ FILMS FROM 98 COUNTRIES IN 73 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. IN 2025ALONE, WE ATTRACTED OVER 13.5 MILLION ONLINE VIEWERS. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO OFFER OUR SECOND PAID FILM COLLECTION INTERNSHIP.
  4. $16,693 spent. Artist-in-Residence - The Artist-in-Residence program is a collaborative initiative hosting one guest filmmaker to contribute to the curating of the Women's Voices Now Voices for change film collection program, expand the network and outreach of WVN film festival, and for the filmmaking to explore opportunities in the Los Angeles area to further their personal artistic projects.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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