Womens Fund of Greater Chattanooga
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 46% 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
TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR REGION BY DRIVING SOCIAL CHANGE, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, EMPOWERED PHILANTHROPY, COLLECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING.
- Income
- $172,967
- Spending
- $107,061
- Spent on programs
- 46%
- Reserves
- 71.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 32
- Highest pay
- $50,993, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 71.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 38% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1546% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $25,860 spent. ADVOCACY: THE WOMEN'S FUND RESEARCHES ISSUES, WRITES AND SUPPORTS LEGISLATION, FOLLOWS THE LEGISLATIVE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CREATES A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY LIST, AND ISSUES CALLS TO ACTION ON BILLS. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED OUR WORK TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN TENNESSEE. WE FOLLOWED 20 BILLS ON OUR PRIORITY LIST AND SUPPORTED THE PASSAGE OF A MENSTRUAL HYGIENE BILL. LOCALLY, WE GATHERED THOUSANDS OF PERIOD PRODUCTS FOR LOCAL WOMEN AND GIRLS AND LED WOMEN TO WRITE HUNDREDS OF POSTCARDS AND LETTERS REGARDING LEGISLATION AFFECTING WOMEN AND GIRLS. WE HELD OUR 3RD ANNUAL BOLD AND BRAVE DAY ON THE HILL IN NASHIVILLE, BRINGING WOMEN FROM OUR AREA AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE TO NASHVILLE TO ENGAGE IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, MEET LEGISLATORS, AND LEARN ABOUT WOMEN'S FUNDS IN TENNESSEE AS WELL AS OTHER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE. WE ALSO CONDUCTED A SURVEY IN OUR AREA TO HELP DETERMINE OUR FUTURE PRIORITY AREAS FOR ADVOCACY.
- $23,623 spent. COLLABORATION: CONTINUED TO WORK WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS. PARTNERS INCLUDE AWAKE TENNESSEE; CHATTANOOGA MAYOR'S COUNCIL FOR WOMEN; A STEP AHEAD CHATTANOOGA; PARTNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND ADULTS; CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER; HEALTHY AND FREE TENNESSEE; AND A BETTER BALANCE. WE CONTINUED THE WORK OF THE TENNESSEE WOMEN'S FUND ALLIANCE AND COORDINATED OUR 3RD ANNUAL BOLD AND BRAVE DAY ON THE HILL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 October 2014.
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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