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Women As One Inc

EIN 83-0721642 · Severna Park, MD

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood70 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 48% 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 promote talent in medicine by providing unique professional opportunities to women physicians.

Income
$2.0 million
Spending
$1.4 million
Spent on programs
48%
Reserves
11.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%
Employees
7
Volunteers
43
Highest pay
$124,127, head of program operations

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 54% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    48% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 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 (13)
  1. $228,288 spent. RISE is Women as Ones flagship in-person conference, held annually in different locations around the world, focusing on different professional development topics each year. The 2025 RISE program focused on creating networking and leadership development opportunities for women physicians on a global scale, with faculty representing countries from around the world. Nearly 250 women physicians attended the program hosted in Madrid and evaluation results were highly positive, with many attendees noting they felt inspired to pursue their professional goals as a result of attending.
  2. $140,555 spent. The CLIMB program provides clinical skills training to women in areas of medicine where they are highly underrepresented. Distinguishing features of the program include small group sessions led by world renown experts across a 6 month period, and focused attention on networking among all attendees and sponsors. The 2025 virtual program enrolled over 95 women into 3 distinct learning tracks. CLIMB is our most multi-national program, with participants representing 42 countries in 2025.
  3. $133,953 spent. The Awards program provides institutional funding to support and advance women in cardiology by providing training, research grants, mentoring and networking support. The Mentorship program creates cross-institutional pairings of women who collaborate on a novel project. The Research Scholars program supports women physician who are taking the first steps toward clinical trial leadership. The 2025 program awarded 5 grants. The program also accepted applications to attend a cardiology conference and reimbursed travel expenses for the 3 selected individuals.
  4. $69,646 spent. EVENTS & CO-SPONSORSHIPS: Women as One regularly co-sponsors networking events, online educational materials and conferences with external organizations which serve to advance the Women as Ones mission of promoting talented women in medicine. These opportunities allow for women to meet, learn and advance. We also partner with relevant professional societies that align with our mission. In 2025 the organization provided speakers support to the Euro PCR and Transcatheter Intervention conferences and also created joint sessions focusing on womenss cardiovascular health at meetings held by cardiovascular organizations.
  5. $2,360 spent. Equity Programs: Women as One focused resources on providing education and driving awareness to issues that negatively impact women in medicine. Resources are found on Women as Ones website, partner webinars in multiple geographies & template distribution. Examples include an educational series on radiation safety along with the development of a mentorship toolkit and published blog posts on topics related to advancing womens careers.
  6. $78,652 spent. The Corporate Engagement program partners with external organizations interested in supporting gender diversity among their own activities. Through the organizations Talent Directory, Women as One is able to find qualified experts to fill scientific and professional advancement opportunities such as clinical trial leaders, clinical experts and speakers at major cardiovascular conferences. In 2025, Women as One helped dozens of organizations find the right experts to diversify their scientific activities and clinical leadership.
  7. $21,204 spent. TALENT DIRECTORY - Women As Ones Talent Directory collects professional profiles on women physicians who voluntarily agree to be part of this free program. The Talent Directory allows the organization to use various profile fields to match with ongoing professional opportunities such as speaking engagements, advisory board participation, and research projects. There are currently over 2,900 women registered in the Talent Directory from 117 different countries.
  8. $3,470 spent. DONATIONS TO NONPROFITS WITH SIMILAR MISSION.
  9. EVENTS & CO-SPONSORSHIPS: Women as One regularly co-sponsors networking events, online educational 69646. 0. 100000.
  10. Equity Programs: Women as One focused resources on providing education 2360. 0. 0.
  11. The Corporate Engagement program partners with external organizations interested in supporting 78652. 0. 0.
  12. TALENT DIRECTORY - Women As Ones Talent Directory collects professional profiles on women physicians 21204. 0. 0.
  13. DONATIONS TO NONPROFITS WITH SIMILAR MISSION. 3470. 3470. 0.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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