Jewish Women International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
See Schedule O.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $181,472, chief executive officer
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
Fair: 63 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 44% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 41% 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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 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 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 (3)
- $1.3 million spent. JWIs Womens Leadership Work is housed in the Sondra D. Bender Leadership Institute. JWI mentors the next generation of Jewish women leaders through the young womens impact networks, now found in 10 cities across the U.S. And in Tel Aviv, Israel. JWI hosts an annual womens leadership conference in connection with women to watch recognizing ten outstanding Jewish women role models and leaders from a diversity of fields. JWI provides leadership training with a gender lens to women working at senior levels in Jewish community organizations through its Jewish communal womens leadership project and masterclasses. And staff engages men as allies to bring about workplace safety and equity through its at the table: men as allies in workplace equity series. JWI drives systemic change in advocacy efforts to support pay and workplace equity.
- $897,697 spent. JWIs National center on domestic and sexual violence in the Jewish community houses the organizations work to end gender-based violence. Through the center, JWI trains those who work in the domestic violence field through JWIs collaborative of Jewish domestic violence programs and the national alliance to end domestic abuse. Through initiatives like here for you and the Jewish communal response teams, JWI brings trauma-informed training to Jewish organizations in order to better support survivors and their children. JWI builds childrens libraries in domestic violence shelters through the national library initiative. JWI staff conducts research, including the 2022 national needs. Assessment of Jewish domestic violence survivors and programs. The organization convenes the clergy task force to end domestic abuse in the Jewish community, the interfaith coalition to end domestic and sexual violence, and the Jewish gun violence prevention roundtable. JWIs advocacy team works for systemic change through legislation that supports and protects survivors. And, as part of JWIs efforts to change the culture and end the cycle of violence, it offers healthy relationship and healthy masculinity workshops to fraternity and sorority students on college campuses nationwide.
- $48,215 spent. JWIs Womens Financial Empowerment Institute is home to the organizations work to drive access to long-term economic security. JWIs educators train staff at shelters and programs across the U.S. To deliver its lifesavings financial education series developed specifically for survivors of domestic violence and financial abuse through restart, JWIs staff work directly with survivors for emotional and job readiness. The advocacy team advocates for justice lending initiatives to state legislators. Prevention efforts take the form of financial education workshops for college-aged, young professional, and women approaching retirement, to empower women of all ages with financial literacy.
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 April 1964.
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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