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Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture & Natural Resource Man

EIN 30-0306056 · Kailua Kona, HI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood79 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To advance women's empowerment and gender equality to tackle climate change, food insecurity and poverty within enabling environments. WOCAN strengthens capacities of organizations and individuals for gender integration and leadership. It owns and maintains the W+ Standard to measure, quantify, certify and monetize women's empowerment benefits within projects, generating revenue for women's groups and organizations.

Income
$624,518
Spending
$891,288
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
7.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 57%
Employees
1
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$103,333, executive director

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 46% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 43% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 28 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: 79 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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. $217,561 spent. W+ Standard and Technical Assistance: The W+ Advisory Council reviewed and approved three companies as accredited W+ verifiying bodies, based on guidance developed in 2024 for Verifying Bodies. Three meetings were held with the W+ Advisory Council. WOCAN provided technical assistance to projects applying the W+ Standard in Cambodia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Expenses were for consultants' fees and travel to project sites, registration and verification by a third party auditor.
  2. $47,097 spent. Capacity Building/Training: WOCAN provided hands-on training in the W+ Standard to 4 people as W+ Apprentices, three of which have now become W+ Experts. Two of these are women from the Asia/Pacific region, in India and New Zealand and one is a man from Mexico. All of the W+ Experts from the US, Mexico, India, Nepal, New Zealand, Madagascar and Cambodia met in Bangkok for a one week skill building session and to build a stronger network for their internal sharing of experiences.
  3. $366,034 spent. Research: WOCAN prepared the TOR, interviewed 6 firms and selected a consultancy firm (Social Finance International) to conduct a market analysis of the W+ Market and an organizational analysis of WOCAN's capacities, to generate a roadmap for scaling the W+ Standard, as requested by the Gates Foundation. The work was conducted by a consortium that included the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership, British Asia Trust and Consulting for Sustainable Solutions (South Africa).
  4. $86,891 spent. Outreach and Marketing: WOCAN held various events to share knowledge about the W+ Standard. The W+ Coordinator and ED held meetings with over 42 organizations interested to apply the W+ Standard. WOCAN organized 2 events at NY Climate Week, and 3 at the COP30 in Brazil. Staff participated in several webinars as speakers on gender and climate. This program includes fees of marketing consultant and Knowledge Management staff to prepare materials, update and maintain 2 websites, and share news with social media and monthly digests, blog posts and podcasts. In addition, this year a communications and marketing team in NYC was hired to develop marketing materials and hire a press consultant that resulted in coverage by CNN and others. The W+ website was re-designed as an e-commerce site to sell W+ credits from selected 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 November 6, 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 March 2006.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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