California · Nonprofit
5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC
5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC (California) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $588,739 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($192,496). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.0M
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $589k
- Net assets
- $2.0M
What 5050 Women on Boards Inc does
Mission
50/50 women on boards is committed to accelerating gender balance and diversity on boards of russell 3000 index companies, with women holding 50% of the board seats and women of color holding at least 20% of the board seats.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The Global Conversation on Board Diversity includes Regional Conversations on Board Leadership, a series of networking events held in twelve U.S. cities and five international markets, and The Global Summit, a premier annual gathering of sitting and aspiring directors, CEOs, and global governance leaders focused on emerging boardroom issues and best practices.
$1,014,161 spent$1,397,068 earned by the program67% of program spendingEducation and Research. Since 2010, the Organization has analyzed and reported on public company board diversification. The Organization's quarterly and annual reports identify factors that promote or impede gender balance and diversity, while the Gender Diversity Directory Index tracks the gender makeup of public company boards. The Organization also hosts The Networking Hub, a subscription-based platform for ongoing board journey support.
$372,225 spent$187,970 earned by the program25% of program spendingThe Organization offers a suite of board readiness workshops, including: Board Fundamentals - for mid-career professionals exploring board service across sectors; Get on Board - for senior leaders refining their board pitch, board bio, and strategic network; and Branding for Boards - for professionals at all levels enhancing their digital presence for board consideration.
$110,100 spent$93,237 earned by the program7% of program spendingLaunched in 2023, "50 Women to Watch for Boards" is a flagship initiative recognizing board-ready women across North America. Participants receive targeted training, mentorship, visibility, and access to a powerful peer and director network, supporting their path to public company board service.
$22,332 spent$40,000 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,518,818.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $616k to $1.1M (+86%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
10% of 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Heather Spilsbury
CEO
Board chair
Stephanie Sonnabend
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $76k → $48k.
8 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 52% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 33% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
87% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 73% · 2018 69% · 2019 100% · 2020 41% · 2021 35% · 2022 29% · 2023 26% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
33% of 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 29% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
52% of 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $284k that is directly attributable, 75% of it comes from funders outside California, across 9 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $304k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 976 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 976 civil rights nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
66%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 15 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC?
- 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC (California) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $588,739 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($192,496). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $588,739 in grants to 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $192,496 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like 5050 WOMEN ON BOARDS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 24 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing