Women in Focus Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391454629
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082398520
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$110,352
Expenses
$74,837
Assets
$302,547
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

  • KENDRA GASSNER (PRESIDENT)
  • CAROLYN MORGAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KENDRA GASSNER (PRESIDENT)
  • CAROLYN MORGAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TASHEKIA JONES (TREASURER)

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

Women in focus, inc. Envisions a world in which dreams are fulfilled through a worldwide partnership where all barriers to education are erased for students of color.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarship program: each year, women in focus, inc. (wif) awards scholarships to deserving college-bound male and female students of color who have been selected by the wif scholarship review committee. Proceeds from the organization's annual "i have a dream" scholarship banquet and ball, as well as contributions from supporters are used in funding the awards.women in focus, inc. Offers different types of scholarships: the majority of our scholarships are awarded to graduating high school students seeking to continue their education post-high school through an undergraduate degree or other post-high school degree or certification. Several additional scholarships are awarded to adult students who are continuing their education through an undergraduate degree or other post-high school degree or certification.each spring, wif honors the student awardees and their families at a reception. This is a wonderful opportunity for wif members and representatives of our sponsors to meet and congratulate the awardees in person. We are proud to encourage these students to succeed in education. The woman in focus scholarship program awarded $55,000 of scholarships to 23 students entering or returning to college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.8%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78

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: 32.2%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.04; rating input score 94; 94th 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: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.8% of revenue deployed · 77.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $58K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.