Nevada · Nonprofit
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT (Nevada) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $263,967 to it, the largest being MGM RESORTS FOUNDATION ($146,371). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $264k
- Net assets
- $888k
What Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment does
Mission
Fwle is a nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, for the specific objective of advancing the personal and professional growth of women of all backgrounds, including women of color, to achieve their highest potential as leaders of our workplaces, communities, and society in equal partnership with men. The corporation's initiatives, programs and events are primarily aimed at the education and development of women and girls, but are open and inclusive of men as well, and strive to impart leadership lessons to persons of all walks of life. More specifically, as we near completion of the first quarter of the 21st century, concerns are mounting that the elevation of women to leadership positions in america seems to have plateaued at still unequal levels, fwle aims to continue expansion of the pipeline of women leaders and help eliminate the gender/racial leadership disp
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The women's leadership conference the women's leadership conference ("wlc"). The mission of the Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment's ("fwle") is to empower, educate, and develop all leaders - of all profiles and all levels - in the essential competencies of leadership excellence to expand the ranks of leadership to reflect our society, and foster inclusive, equitable, and thriving workplaces and communities. Our mission is rooted in our beliefs that 1) participation in leadership, power, and influence to reflect our society must include women and other diverse talent as well as men; 2) inclusiveness is fundamental to maximizing performance, resilience, and value creation in all of america's workplaces and institutions - regardless of the nature of the organization; and 3) stronger, sustainable organizations are integral to stronger, sustainable communities for the future of america. To promote genuine equal opportunity for all american leaders requires equal access by all to education and development. Our education vehicles are designed to provide empowering professional content grounded in thought leadership, innovative programming, and collaborative engagement to…
$1,385,765 spent$609,185 earned by the program100% of program spendingAspiring women iv webinar series in 2024 fwle produced "aspiring women series iv: presented by fwle", the foundation's virtual program. This webinar series is founded on two basic premises: that today's leaders have a thirst for continuous learning beyond our two-day women's leadership conference ("wlc") - as efficacious as wlc may be, and a broader audience can potentially be reached through a virtual platform. Aspiring women iv achieved 1,169 total unique registrants (I.e., registered for at least one session) across six (6) one- hour sessions, demonstrating the desire of leaders for continuous learning. Like wlc, our aspiring women series examines leadership topics that are designed to build skills and strategies to meet practical challenges that 21st century leaders confront - women, women of color, and men alike. Our 2024 curriculum included: "is there a hole in your bucket list? How to overcome obstacles that keep you from achieving your goals" session 1 o "elevate your impact: the art of strategic delegation: unlocking productivity, relieving stress, and finding focus at work and in life" session 2 o "empowering resilience: transforming anxiety into leadership strength for…
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,385,765.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2019 to 2020, from $146k to $2.1M (+1325%).
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: 2020 14% · 2021 17%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
54% of FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT’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. 5 of the last 6 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $146k → $38k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 73% 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 FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT’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
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
79% 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 FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 36% · 2023 40% — 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.
Where its funders are
73% of FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT'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 $73k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Nevada funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $191k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT has grown faster than half 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 FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT
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 Nevada
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT: 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 FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT?
- FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT (Nevada) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $263,967 to it, the largest being MGM RESORTS FOUNDATION ($146,371). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $263,967 in grants to FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT?
- MGM RESORTS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $146,371 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nevada. 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 2019–2024), and the filings of 6 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