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WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION

WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Ohio) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $180,534 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($52,723). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2026
$761k
Funders on record
8
Grants received
$181k
Net assets
$523k
4/8 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 30%
01What it does

What Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation does

Mission

The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on supporting the educational and training needs of women in manufacturing careers. The education foundation currently funds projects and programs that directly impact the education and advancement of manufacturing women.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Women in production program (wip)- the wim education foundation launched this program in 2021 to support the development of employees in production or shop-floor roles at manufacturing companies. This program is open to any production employee, with a goal of imparting core professional skills for success in production environments. In 2025, 275 people participated in the wip program which includes asynchronous learning, one-on-one coaching, a strengthsfinders skills assessment, and monthly peer networking.

    $454,405 spent$289,775 earned by the program
    95% of program spending
  2. Virtual learning series- in 2025 the wim education foundation delivered monthly 60-minute virtual learning webinars as part on an ongoing series. Webinars are open to all and are free for wim members. A total of 5,947 people registered for the program in 2025. Average registration remains at over 450 participants each month. All of the monthly virtually learning sessions are recorded and available on-demand year-round by members. Online recorded programming had 1,578 views in 2025.

    $12,436 spent$36,817 earned by the program
    3% of program spending
  3. Management development program (mdp)- this program is open to all new and aspiring manufacturing supervisors, managers, and team leaders with training to develop skills that are necessary for managerial success. In 2025, 56 people participated in the mpd program. With expanded class sizes, the program facilitated disc skills assessment.

    $8,905 spent$146,500 earned by the program
    2% of program spending
  4. Leadership institute (li)- wim education foundation offers this program to any manufacturing worker looking to transition from team or department head to executive or enterprise leader. In 2025, 15 participants graduated from the program. The comprehensive curriculum includes topics ranging from negotiation, influence, and effective communication to managing multiple levels of strategy, and the programming includes coaching, peer mentorship, and a facilitated skills assessment.

    $725 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $476,471.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($198k) Expenses 100 ($180k) Net assets 100 ($18k)2018 Revenue 172 ($342k) Expenses 106 ($191k) Net assets 940 ($169k)2019 Revenue 48 ($96k) Expenses 74 ($133k) Net assets 732 ($132k)2020 Revenue 43 ($85k) Expenses 89 ($161k) Net assets 308 ($55k)2021 Revenue 97 ($192k) Expenses 80 ($145k) Net assets 570 ($102k)2022 Revenue 95 ($189k) Expenses 94 ($170k) Net assets 676 ($121k)2023 Revenue 254 ($504k) Expenses 203 ($366k) Net assets 1444 ($259k)2024 Revenue 360 ($713k) Expenses 350 ($632k) Net assets 1897 ($341k)2025 Revenue 374 ($741k) Expenses 382 ($689k) Net assets 2185 ($393k)2026 Revenue 384 ($761k) Expenses 350 ($630k) Net assets 2911 ($523k)
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Revenue (384)Expenses (350)Net assets (2911)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $183k to $393k (+115%).

$59k
$226k
$195k
$109k
$195k
$183k
$393k
$443k
$492k
$673k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

28% of WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (79% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 882 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 10 reported years ran a deficit.

$18k
’17
$151k
’18
−$37k
’19
−$76k
’20
$47k
’21
$19k
’22
$138k
’23
$82k
’24
$52k
’25
$131k
’26
11
months of
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

Gretchen Moore

Executive director, wimef

Board chair

Laura Wilde

Chair

As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.

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Listed129811142123242526
Joined·+0+6+3+7+14+6+13+2+7
No longer listed·3704741216
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $5k → $51k.

4 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 50% 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 WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION’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

WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 29% 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

50% 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 WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

29%
largest funder
74%
top three
~5
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 64% — 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

50% of WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION'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 $90k that is directly attributable, 53% of it comes from Ohio funders.

MN
OH
PA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’23
Ohio out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $91k 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION has grown faster than half of the 779 science & tech nonprofits its size.

Revenue growth (annualized)16% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 779 science & tech nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026

Organizations like WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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 Ohio

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

76% of spending goes to programs.

Program 76%Management 24%Fundraising 0%

Governance

21
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

77%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

OH

Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • Women in Manufacturing Association · exempt
  • Wim Services Inc · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Ohio) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $180,534 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($52,723). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $180,534 in grants to WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $52,723 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 8 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