California · Nonprofit
SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS
SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS (California) receives grants from 52 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,465,135 to it, the largest being LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE ($5,414,226). 22 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.0M
- Funders on record
- 52
- Grants received
- $10M
- Net assets
- $4.6M
What San Francisco Women's Centers does
Mission
The Womens Building is a women-led community space that advocates self-determination, gender equality and social justice.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Partnering for Empowerment We are home to an additional 8 In House Organizations. This year one of our in-house organizations MUA expanded so we have one less organization than last fiscal year.1. Women experiencing violence San Francisco Women Against Rape and Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic 2. Women in need of food while in shelters Dolores Street Community Services 3. Parents with school age children Parents for Public Schools, San Francisco 4. Girls empowerment through outdoor activities Girls on the Run 5. Early childhood education Mission Neighborhood Head Start Center 6. Immigrant education and activism for Latinas Mujeres Unidas y Activas-MUA 7. Transforming domestic work industry and building the power of immigrant women workers California Domestic Workers Coalition 8. Financial Coaching provision to SF residents regardless of citizenship status Balance
$616,869 spent28% of program spendingCommunity Events and Activities In FY25, The Womens Building made meaningful improvements to our rental spaces and saw a significant increase in usage, underscoring our role as a hub for community engagement and external partnerships. To enhance comfort and usability, we introduced several minor but impactful improvements to our rental rooms, including the installation of new wall clocks and a water dispenser for guest convenience. These additions support a more professional and guest-friendly experience for all visitors and clients. We also completed our annual maintenance efforts, which include repainting walls and deep-cleaning all shared and rental spaces. These routine improvements help ensure that our facility remains clean, safe, and visually appealing throughout the year. These enhancements supported a record total of 563 events hosted throughout FY25.
$118,308 spent5% of program spendingCommunity Resource RoomCRR The in person services offered as stated above integrate1. Information and Referrals. Through our main line, email, and drop-in hours we connect clients to the services and resources they need in various areas such as but not limited to DV, education, medical, basic needs, and more. 2. Legal Clinics. Through the support of our dedicated volunteer attorneys and interpreters from the Justice and Diversity Center, TWB hosted 12 family and immigration law clinics at no cost. 179 clients were able to receive free legal consultations. In total, 233 community members were able to access free legal advice. 3. Financial Coaching. We collaborated for the 6th year with Smart Money Coaching SMC to assist clients in need of financial coach, advice and education. 4. Calfresh Screenings, applications and orientations.We offered appointments for screenings and applications for the community and during this FY we also helped with the submission of 48 applications.
$292,232 spent13% of program spendingProgram Service Expenses 66,455, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Food Pantry Since 2013, The Womens Building has operated a weekly Immigrant Food Pantry every Monday morning. We distributed a total of 322,095 lbs or 9,725 portions of food to 443 single folks. As an additional service we had one Cooking Matters cohort, in partnership with 18 Reasons. A total of 11 participants attending a 2-hour, 6-week class. Program Service Expenses 55,015, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Tax Program The Womens Building has been dedicated to assisting families with tax preparation since 2013. In the past year, we successfully completed 667 accepted tax returns with the invaluable support of 33 volunteers. The total refund amount facilitated for our clients was an impressive 792,561, reflecting our commitment to empowering families through financial support and resources. Program Service Expenses 356,609, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Family Reunification SRS Safe Release Support Through our partnership with Global Refuge formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, TWB assists potential caregivers and their household members with the reunification of recently…
$1,215,575 spent54% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,242,984.
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.
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 $5.3M to $4.4M (−17%).
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: 2018 1% · 2019 10% · 2020 9% · 2021 26% · 2022 38% · 2023 31% · 2024 30% · 2025 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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
Diane Santana
Chief Executive Officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $210k → $1.5M.
14 of 52 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% 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 SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 52 funders by total. 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
SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
82% 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 SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 46% · 2018 53% · 2019 44% · 2020 37% · 2021 49% · 2022 49% · 2023 57% — 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
39% of SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% 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
SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS draws 79% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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.
Organizations like SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS
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
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS?
- SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS (California) receives grants from 52 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,465,135 to it, the largest being LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE ($5,414,226). 22 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS have?
- IRS filings report 52 organizations giving $10,465,135 in grants to SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS, 22 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS?
- LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE is the largest funder on record, with $5,414,226 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 52 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