The Womens Jewelry Association Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223492014
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
8454737323
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$145,775
Expenses
$89,218
Assets
$265,469
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NIKIA LEVESQUE (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN CHANDLER (WJA PRESIDENT)
  • GABRIELLE GRAZI (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NIKIA LEVESQUE (PRESIDENT)
  • ANNIE DORESCA (TREASURER)
  • KATHY HILLELSON (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower women in the jewelry and watch industries.

What it reported doing in 2024

To empower women in the jewelry and watch industries.the organization offers several types of educational financial aid which are funded through student scholarships and grants programs; as well as grants to individuals to grow their business.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 85% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. No material rating questions were generated from the available inputs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 98.2%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.8%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.98; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 46.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61% of revenue deployed · 98.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.