Empowerment 2020 Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EMPOWERMENT 2020 IS AN ACTION-BASED MOVEMENT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN UNDERREPRESENTED AREAS OF INFLUENCE. OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF HISTORIC WOMEN, SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INCREASE FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING CAPACITIES, AND MOBILIZE STAKEHOLDERS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP ACROSS THEIR ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITIES.
- Spending
- $10,482
- Reserves
- 61.2 months of spending
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $10,481 spent. IN DECEMBER 2020, CONGRESS PASSED THE CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COIN REDESIGN ACT OF 2020. THIS LEGISLATION CREATES THE PRODUCTION AND DESIGN OF COINS DEPICTING PROMINENT AMERICAN WOMEN. FROM 2022 - 2025, UP TO 5 QUARTERS ANNUALLY WILL BE PRODUCED. THE LEGISLATION FOR THE CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COIN REDESIGN ACT PASSED IN 2020, AND THE RELEASE OF FIVE COINS PER YEAR HONORING HISTORICAL AMERICAN WOMEN CONTINUES. THESE HISTORIC COINS EMBODY THE MISSION OF EMPOWERMENT2026 TO PHYSICALLY REPRESENT HISTORICAL AMERICAN WOMEN AND HAS CONTINUED TO INSPIRE PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.THE AMERICAN WOMEN QUARTERS RELEASED IN 2024 HONOR FIVE DISTINGUISHED WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO U.S. HISTORY. THE QUARTERS FEATURE THE FOLLOWING WOMEN: REVEREND DR. PAULI MURRAY:RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 2, 2024.BACKGROUND: A POET, WRITER, LAWYER, AND ACTIVIST FOR CIVIL AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS. SHE BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN ORDAINED AS AN EPISCOPAL PRIEST.DESIGN: FEATURES HER EYEGLASS-FRAMED FACE INSIDE THE SHAPE OF THE WORD "HOPE." THE DESIGN ALSO INCLUDES THE INSCRIPTION "A SONG IN A WEARY THROAT," A LINE FROM HER POEM DARK TESTAMENT. PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK:RELEASE DATE: MARCH 25, 2024.BACKGROUND: THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR ELECTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN WOMAN IN CONGRESS. SHE WAS A CHAMPION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND CO-AUTHORED THE LANDMARK TITLE IX LEGISLATION PROHIBITING SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION.DESIGN: SHOWS MINK HOLDING THE TITLE IX LEGISLATION, WITH THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND AND A LEI AROUND HER NECK REPRESENTING HER HOME STATE OF HAWAII. DR. MARY EDWARDS WALKER:RELEASE DATE: JUNE 3, 2024.BACKGROUND: A CIVIL WAR-ERA SURGEON AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE. SHE IS THE ONLY WOMAN IN U.S. HISTORY TO BE AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HER SERVICE.DESIGN: DEPICTS DR. WALKER HOLDING HER SURGICAL KIT, WITH THE MEDAL OF HONOR VISIBLE ON HER UNIFORM. CELIA CRUZ:RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 5, 2024.BACKGROUND: A CUBAN-AMERICAN SINGER KNOWN AS THE "QUEEN OF SALSA," SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR LATIN ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.DESIGN: CAPTURES CRUZ WITH HER SIGNATURE DAZZLING SMILE WHILE PERFORMING IN A RUMBA-STYLE DRESS, AND INCLUDES HER CATCHPHRASE "IAZUCAR!". ZITKALA-SA:RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2024.BACKGROUND: A YANKTON SIOUX WRITER, COMPOSER, EDUCATOR, AND ACTIVIST FOR NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP.DESIGN: FEATURES ZITKALA-SA IN TRADITIONAL YANKTON SIOUX DRESS, HOLDING A BOOK TO SYMBOLIZE HER WORK AS AN AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST. A STYLIZED SUN AND A CARDINAL ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 2024.
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 2017.
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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