Indiana · Nonprofit
CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC
CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC (Indiana) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,123,755 to it, the largest being NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC ($835,276). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $956k
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $730k
What Center of Wellness for Urban Women Inc does
Mission
The purpose of cwuw is to improve the quality of health for urban women. Cwuw empowers women to become proactive in their health through education, advocacy, care and prevention--mind, body and spirit.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Food and health equity programs: the center of wellness for urban women (cwuw) is proud to support food equity and community-driven solutions through our food program, which has assisted over 40 food entrepreneurs in marion county. These individuals are leading innovative projects that address food access challenges in their neighborhoods.our program provides comprehensive training, capacity-building support, and limited financial assistance to help participants launch and sustain initiatives that promote food justice, nutrition education, and local food systems. By empowering community members to be part of the solution, cwuw is helping to build a healthier, more resilient marion county.
$225,617 spent26% of program spendingConnection for wellness: connection 4 wellness is cwuw's signature wellness and support program designed to meet the holistic needs of women and their families. In 2024 alone, the program has supported over 323 women through a comprehensive network of care.we provide wraparound services that include mental health support, wellness education, and social support systems to help women thrive. Participants are connected to trusted mental health providers, engage in wellness-centered programming, and receive individualized guidance to navigate life's challenges with dignity and strength.through connection 4 wellness, cwuw continues to uplift women in marion county by promoting healing, resilience, and long-term well-being.
$200,767 spent23% of program spendingEarly connection: early connection is cwuw's wellness and leadership program designed specifically for young women ages 18-24. Modeled after our successful connection 4 wellness framework, early connection offers wraparound wellness services alongside leadership development, advocacy training, and social support tailored to the unique experiences of young women.in 2024, the program has trained over 30 young women and engaged more than 175 participants through workshops, mentorship, and community events.at the heart of early connection is the young women's advisory council (ywac) - a dynamic group of emerging leaders who represent cwuw as part of a national network of young women's programs. Ywac members receive intensive training in civic engagement, policy advocacy, and community leadership, positioning them to be powerful voices for change.early connection builds the foundation for lifelong wellness, confidence, and community leadership among the next generation.
$157,468 spent18% of program spendingOther programs to empower women to become proactive in their health through education, advocacy, care and prevention--mind, body and spirit.
$271,804 spentof which $85,910 as grants32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $855,656.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2021 to 2022, from $174k to $427k (+146%).
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: 2022 12% · 2023 2% · 2024 15%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 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
Rhonda Bayless
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $62k → $447k.
5 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% 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 CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN 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
CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
97% 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 CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 51% · 2021 50% · 2022 29% · 2023 67% — growing more concentrated.
“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
100% of CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% 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
CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC draws 81% of its grant income from funders outside Indiana, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $765k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 13,754 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,754 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN 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 Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN 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 CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC?
- CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC (Indiana) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,123,755 to it, the largest being NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC ($835,276). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $2,123,755 in grants to CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC?
- NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC is the largest funder on record, with $835,276 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CENTER OF WELLNESS FOR URBAN WOMEN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. 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 2020–2024), and the filings of 15 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