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Womens Rights Without Frontiers International

EIN 90-0591575 · Towson, MD

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS, INTERNATIONAL ("WRWF- OR "THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, FIRST IN CHINA, THEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES' COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED BY REGINA GIANNINI, AN ATTORNEY AND ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION'S ORIGINAL MISSION WAS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING THE COERCIVE ENFORCEMENT OF CHINA'S ONE CHILD POLICY (NOW THREE CHILD POLICY), THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS COERCION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ASIA, AND THE OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT ARISE OUT OF THIS COERCIVE ENFORCEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO CHAMPION FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IN CHINA AND WORLDWIDE, BY EXPOSING VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS, EQUIPPING THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THESE VIOLATIONS, AND EXTENDING HELP TO THE VICTIMS THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS TO THOSE WHO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR WOMEN. WRWF IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH

Income
$386,272
Spending
$472,114
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
3.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Employees
2
Volunteers
20
Highest pay
$165,982, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 53% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    3 of 5 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

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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, 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 (4)
  1. $66,200 spent. SAVE A GIRL PROGRAM - CHINA THE SAVE A GIRL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN CHINA TO RESIST SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES TO ABORT OR ABANDON THEIR DAUGHTERS. WRWF PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING A MONTHLY STIPEND TO ASSIST IN CARING FOR THEIR BABIES. SAVE A WIDOW PROGRAM - CHINA THE SAVE A WIDOW PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY STIPENDS TO WIDOWED WOMEN IN RURAL CHINA WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY OR HAVE LIMITED FAMILY SUPPORT. SOME PARTICIPANTS ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, OR CARING FOR DEPENDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS THEM IN MEETING BASIC LIVING NEEDS AND IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. AS OF YEAR-END, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 70 WIDOWS. SAVE A GIRL PROGRAM - CHINA THE SAVE A GIRL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN CHINA TO RESIST SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES TO ABORT OR ABANDON THEIR DAUGHTERS. WRWF PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING A MONTHLY STIPEND TO ASSIST IN CARING FOR THEIR BABIES. SAVE A WIDOW PROGRAM - CHINA THE SAVE A WIDOW PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY STIPENDS TO WIDOWED WOMEN IN RURAL CHINA WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY OR HAVE LIMITED FAMILY SUPPORT. SOME PARTICIPANTS ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, OR CARING FOR DEPENDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS THEM IN MEETING BASIC LIVING NEEDS AND IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. AS OF YEAR-END, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 70 WIDOWS.
  2. $14,624 spent. SAVE A WIDOW - UGANDA THE SAVE A WIDOW PROGRAM IN UGANDA PROVIDES MONTHLY STIPENDS AND SUPPORT VISITS TO WIDOWED WOMEN LIVING IN POVERTY. MANY PARTICIPANTS FACE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND HAVE LIMITED FAMILY ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM'S FIELDWORKER MEETS WITH EACH PARTICIPANT REGULARLY TO OFFER SUPPORT AND DISTRIBUTE MONTHLY STIPENDS TO HELP COVER BASIC LIVING AND MEDICAL NEEDS. DURING THE YEAR, THE PROGRAM ASSISTED ABOUT 30 WIDOWS.
  3. $320,577 spent. WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS, INTERNATIONAL ("WRWF- OR "THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, FIRST IN CHINA, THEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES' COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED BY REGINA GIANNINI, AN ATTORNEY AND ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION'S ORIGINAL MISSION WAS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING THE COERCIVE ENFORCEMENT OF CHINA'S ONE CHILD POLICY (NOW THREE CHILD POLICY), THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS COERCION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ASIA, AND THE OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT ARISE OUT OF THIS COERCIVE ENFORCEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO CHAMPION FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IN CHINA AND WORLDWIDE, BY EXPOSING VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS, EQUIPPING THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THESE VIOLATIONS, AND EXTENDING HELP TO THE VICTIMS THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS TO THOSE WHO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR WOMEN. WRWF IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH A NETWORK ON THE GROUND SAVING BABY GIRLS AND ABANDONED WIDOWS IN CHINA. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES: ADVOCACY FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN RECENT YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION RELATED TO PRIVACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. THESE PROGRAMS AIM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN GLOBAL AND GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS. ANTI-GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL AND SOVEREIGNTY COALITION THE ANTI-GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL AND THE SOVEREIGNTY COALITION ARE PROJECTS OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS THAT FOCUS ON ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION RELATED TO PRIVACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. THESE INITIATIVES PROMOTE AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN INTERNATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
  4. WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS, INTERNATIONAL ("WRWF- OR "THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, FIRST IN CHINA, THEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES' COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED BY REGINA GIANNINI, AN ATTORNEY AND ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION'S ORIGINAL MISSION WAS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING THE COERCIVE ENFORCEMENT OF CHINA'S ONE CHILD POLICY (NOW THREE CHILD POLICY), THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS COERCION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ASIA, AND THE OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT ARISE OUT OF THIS COERCIVE ENFORCEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO CHAMPION FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IN CHINA AND WORLDWIDE, BY EXPOSING VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS, EQUIPPING THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THESE VIOLATIONS, AND EXTENDING HELP TO THE VICTIMS THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS TO THOSE WHO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR WOMEN. WRWF IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH A NETWORK ON THE GROUND SAVING BABY GIRLS AND ABANDONED WIDOWS IN CHINA. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES: ADVOCACY FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN RECENT YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION RELATED TO PRIVACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. THESE PROGRAMS AIM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN GLOBAL AND GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS. ANTI-GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL AND SOVEREIGNTY COALITION THE ANTI-GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL AND THE SOVEREIGNTY COALITION ARE PROJECTS OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS THAT FOCUS ON ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION RELATED TO PRIVACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. THESE INITIATIVES PROMOTE AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN INTERNATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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