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Women Who Weld

EIN 81-1245739 · Westland, MI

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

What it says it does

WOMEN WHO WELD IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT TEACHES WOMEN HOW TO WELD AND FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
86% 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

Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
18 of 25
2 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no 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.
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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$209,723 spent. WOMEN WHO WELD OFFERS PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZED, WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE WELDING TRAINING CLASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW TO WELD. PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTENSIVE WEEK-LONG PROGRAM ARE PREPARED FOR FULL-TIME JOBS OR APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY.
$69,522 spent. WOMEN WHO WELD OFFERS PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZED, SINGLE-DAY INTRODUCTORY WELDING WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE BASICS OF WELDING AND INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY.
$10,428 spent. WOMEN WHO WELD PUBLISHES AN INTERVIEW SERIES, ARCLIGHT, WHICH SHOWCASES WOMEN IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY, INCLUDING FORMER WOMEN WHO WELD PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS WOMEN ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES WHO, LIKE WELDERS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING TOGETHER COMPONENTS THAT FORM THE STRUCTURES WE OCCUPY AND THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WE CONSUME EACH DAY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 July 2016.
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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