World Organization of Women

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860788753
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,314
Expenses
$18,314
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Olga Chaikheeva (General Mgr. Director)
  • Kate Agapova (Treasurer)
  • Julia Mikhaylova (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our direction and primary purpose is to disseminate as widely as possible, through all forms of media, information about any issues that affect Women and their dependent children world-wide. More than 50% of the recipients are individuals whose household income is about 150% of the Federal Poverty Level Guidelines, and who reside in Arizona and in other States. World Organization of Women does not discriminate on the basic of: Race, Creed, Color, Religion, Age, or National Origin, of any individual as a basis for assistance for providing information.

What it reported doing in 2024

To better accommodate the needs of the ever-growing urban population, that needs our services, as well as a larger, more dynamic support base, we are working on collecting and organizing the already existing body of literature and research in a more accessible and optimized format, that may enable us to be able to retrieve the necessary information faster and more efficiently, and thus to be able to concentrate our efforts on obtaining new information delivery for our clients. We are continually working on a Multi Lingual delivery methods, and are in the process of establishing the necessary relationships with experts and with professionals in many diverse areas of expertise, as to better enable us to immediately get in contact with them and receive the information help and or an opinion as may be necessary for the needs of our clients, at no cost to the client. While this process has taken longer than expected, it should greatly enhance our abilities and further broaden the already wide scope of information and expertise that we make available to our clients. Provide transportation and assistance in preparation, scheduling and organization of International Women's Day, and International Children's Protection Day. To better assist with the COVID-19 mitigation efforts, provided emergency help to women in need, elderly, delivered food, documents, and info as needed to clients.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 82.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.