Women Rising Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221501370
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Phone
2013335700
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,293,889
Expenses
$3,321,702
Assets
$2,609,370
Liabilities
$710,109

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KARON GREENE (PRESIDENT)
  • ROSEANN MAZZEO SC (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROSEANN MAZZEO SC (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $114,961 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Women rising, inc. Is the foremost community based organization for women in hudson county. Women rising, inc. Assists women and their families to achieve self sufficiency and live safe, productive and fulfilling lives, through social services, economic development and advocacy services.

What it reported doing in 2025

Domestic violence services: women rising, inc. Is the state designated lead agency in the county for domestic violence. Our domestic violence services program includes a 24-hour seven days a week domestic violence emergency shelter (the only one in the county), program include counseling, support groups and support services for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Court liaison to advise and advocate for victims of domestic violence within the court system and a 24-hour hot line.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 81% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.4%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.4% of revenue deployed · 92.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 15 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $113K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.