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SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $643,580 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($245,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.7M
- Funders on record
- 28
- Grants received
- $644k
- Net assets
- $14M
What Soroptimist International of the Americas Inc does
Mission
Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. (continued on schedule o)our vision is for women and girls to have the resources and opportunities to reach their full potential and live their dreams. Soroptimist was formed in 1921 in oakland, california, at a time when women were not permitted to join service organizations. Our name, loosely translated from the latin, means best for women. Today, we have over 24,000 members and supporters in countries across north america, latin america and the pacific rim. We are one of five federations that make up soroptimist international, which has clubs in more than 120 countries throughout the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Member support - provide the development, training, programs, tools, materials and support in six languages enabling more than 24,000 members in countries across north america, latin america and the pacific rim to provide women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.
$3,492,192 spentof which $55,500 as grants$2,419,642 earned by the program84% of program spendingThe soroptimist live your dream: education and training awards for women is one of soroptimist's cornerstone programs. Through the program, clubs in countries across north america, latin, america and the pacific rim assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects so they may reach an improved standard of living for themselves and their dependents. Recipients who have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, and teen pregnancy may use the awards to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education, such as books, childcare and transportation. Continued on schedule o. Since 1972, soroptimist has disbursed more than $49 million to more than 47,000 women through the live your dream: education and training awards for women awards. In fy24/25, 2,353 women received a live your dream award and a total of $3,433,614 was distributed at all levels of the award. Sia funded over $450,000 in live your dream awards between siahq awards, new club funding, federation awards, and region funding.
$605,419 spentof which $453,900 as grants15% of program spendingDream it be it: career support for girls; launched in 2015, serves as soroprimist's other cornerstone program. The goal of the program is to provide education and role models to empower girls to pursue their career goals and reach their full potential. Clubs work in partnership with girls facing obstacles such as poverty or teen pregnancy, providing support in small-group settings. Participants receive information and resources related to career exploration, goal setting and achievement, overcoming barriers to success, and building resilience to move forward after setbacks or challenges. Since its inception, the program has reached more than 162,000 girls across 15 countries and territories. In fy24/25, 23,870 girls participated in dream it, be it.
$52,211 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,149,822.
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 2020 to 2021, from $15M to $17M (+13%).
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 6% · 2022 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
38% of SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (93% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
Michelle J Burnett
Executive director & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $15k → $54k.
10 of 28 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 61% 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 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS 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
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 59%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
91% 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 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 55% · 2018 86% · 2019 67% · 2020 71% · 2021 27% · 2022 31% · 2023 24% — 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
31% of SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 39% 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
61% of SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS 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 $251k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Pennsylvania, across 11 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $392k 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.
Against its field
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC is better cushioned than half of the 793 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 793 crime & legal nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS 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 Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% 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 39 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC?
- SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $643,580 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($245,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC have?
- IRS filings report 28 organizations giving $643,580 in grants to SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC?
- CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $245,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 28 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