Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Disease
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WORLD'S SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS TO UNDERTAKE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO HASTEN THE END OF THE HIV EPIDEMIC AND TO MITIGATE ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $868,273, 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
Weak: 32 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 82% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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, 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 (2)
- $453,284 spent. PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONTHE COVID OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES COVID VACCINATION EDUCATION AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE MOST AT-RISK OF CONTRACTING COVID AND THOSE IN POPULATIONS WITH THE LOWEST VACCINATION RATES.WORLD RECEIVED FUNDING FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY COVID-19 COALITION TO EXPAND COVID-19 ACCESS AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY RESILIANCE. TO THAT END, THE COVID-19 COALITION HAS BEEN FUNDED FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH WLLL INCLUDE:1) PROVIDE TARGETED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS OF THE PRIORITY ZIP CODES TO DISSEMINATE PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES FOR THE TARGET POPULATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL COLLATERAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION EVENTS.2) PROVIDING MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL MARKETING TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT RESIDENTS OF THE PRIORITY ZIP CODES TO VACCINATION PODS.3) SUPPORT COMMUNITY RECOVERY AND RESLLLENCE INITIATIVES BY PROVIDING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COVID-19 AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS OF THE PRIORITY ZIP CODES TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES.
- $393,886 spent. PEER ADVOCACY & OUTREACH AND LINKAGE PROGRAMPEER ADVOCACY PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE EMOTIONAL AND GROUP PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS, AS WELL AS REFERRALS FOR RESOURCES AND SERVICES. PEER ADVOCACY HELPS NAVIGATE WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS THROUGH THE NETWORK OF SERVICES, ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED CARE AND RESOURCES WHEN THE WOMAN HERSELF IS UNABLE TO AND PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.OUTREACH AND LINKAGE PROVIDED ONGOING WORK IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN OUT OF HIV-RELATED MEDICAL CARE (OR THOSE STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN CARE) AND HELPS THEM GET BACK TO CARE FOR BETTER HEALTH.WORLD RECEIVED FUNDING FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY AND VIIV HEALTHCARE IN SUPPORT OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED PROGRAM.
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
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 November 1993.
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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