Washington · Nonprofit
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED (Washington) receives grants from 80 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,945,416 to it, the largest being GROUSEMONT FOUNDATION ($796,000). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.3M
- Funders on record
- 80
- Grants received
- $5.9M
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What Young Women Empowered does
Mission
Y-WE cultivates the power of diverse young women* to be creative leaders and courageous changemakers through transformative programs within a collaborative community of belonging. We envision a society rooted in social justice, where all young women* live their truths, achieve their dreams, and change our world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
School Year Programs: In 2024-2025, Y-WE served 120+ youth, primarily young women, and 525+ community members, through 164 program days and community events. 36 adult volunteer mentors supported youth enrolled in 19 distinct programs, and 50+ other volunteers supported Y-WE in a variety of ways throughout the year. Participants reported increased self confidence, leadership skills, connection to the natural world, and commitment to taking action for change in their communities. Averaged across all Y-WE programs, a majority of participants reported they believe they can take on leadership roles in their community, now or in the future; and that they feel motivated to take action to make positive changes in their community.
$1,516,241 spentof which $293,155 as grants$688,520 earned by the program81% of program spendingEducational Events: Collectively these programs were attended by 525+ youth and community members. Career Day was one featured event, where participants learned about possible career paths and developed skills such as resume writing. When asked what they liked best about Career Day, one participant wrote, "I liked the personal stories about [the speakers'] experiences. This helps us not make the same mistake nor to give up. That we should believe in ourselves." Another wrote, "I really liked hearing about each speaker's career journeys and learning about different programs and opportunities available."
$166,126 spent9% of program spendingSummer Programs: Multi-day camps focused on creativity and engagement with the natural world provided transformative and healing experiences to 75+ youth and 11 adult volunteer mentors. Young women worked directly with renowned writers and artists, community leaders, and professionals across diverse career fields. Across all Y-WE summer camps, 100% of participants surveyed agreed that as a result of Y-WE programming: "I am part of a community where I feel like I belong," as well as "I have the knowledge, skills, and resources I need to take care of my physical, mental, and emotional health."
$179,361 spent10% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,861,728.
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 $757k to $1.4M (+87%).
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: 2019 8% · 2020 4% · 2021 19% · 2022 20% · 2023 17% · 2024 42% · 2025 28%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 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.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 26 funders, grant income rose $103k → $965k.
15 of 80 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% 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 YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 80 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
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 13% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
45% 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 YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 39% · 2018 66% · 2019 38% · 2020 15% · 2021 44% · 2022 32% · 2023 21% — 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
37% of YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% 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
72% of YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 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
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED is better cushioned than half of the 1,152 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,152 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED
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 Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED?
- YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED (Washington) receives grants from 80 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,945,416 to it, the largest being GROUSEMONT FOUNDATION ($796,000). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED have?
- IRS filings report 80 organizations giving $5,945,416 in grants to YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED, 38 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED?
- GROUSEMONT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $796,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. 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 2019–2025), and the filings of 80 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing