Women in Migration Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Women in Migration Network (WIMN), an international non-governmental organization, identifies and promotes human rights-based and feminist global migration policies. Women in Migration Network amplifies and supports the experiences, voices and agency of all women in migration as important change-makers on the road to a more just world.
- Income
- $442,339
- Spending
- $199,859
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 25.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 25.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 55% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (4)
- $53,288 spent. WIMN engaged in policy development concerning issues of migration and gender, particularly with the intersections of climate change, workers' rights and more. Research and analysis was conducted towards articulating a feminist migration policy and agenda, examining global, regional, national and local dimensions and engaging grassrooots and sector-based groups, advocates and activists. In particular, WIMN published an analysis of women in migration 30 years after the UN Conference on Women. WIMN also initiated development of the Spotlight Report on Migration in conjunction with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, towards the International Migration Review Forum in 2026.
- $45,675 spent. Women in Migration Network collaborated with other non-governmental organizations, international agencies and other governmental institutions working on similar issues, and co-coordinated activities to advance shared goals and objectives concerning gender and migration. This coordinated, global advocacy included activities at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the Global Forum on Migration and Development, the UN Network on Migration gender workstream, and partnership with the FeMig Project at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. WIMN members participated in numerous other fora, both virtual and in-person, providing analyses and advocacy proposals, and provided written contributions towards international reports and briefings, including critical input to a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Migration.
- $30,450 spent. Women in Migration Network's educational and awareness-raising activities included sharing with members and allies research, analysis and commentaries on issues related to gender and migration, climate change and workers' rights. WIMN convened two global webinars on climate change, displacement and migration and produced graphic summaries from each. We routinely shared relevant news, analyses and educational resources on our website and through broad email distribution and social media.
- $22,837 spent. Women in Migration Network convened representatives in its Leadership in Global Advocacy program (LIGA) for grassroots leadership. WIMN conducted an interactive evaluation of two years of the pilot program, including a final report with recommendations for the program's future development. Eight of the grassroots organizations in LIGA joined WIMN as members.
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
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 October 13, 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 June 2023.
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 October 21, 2026.
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