2024-10-21T08:27:18-05:00 2023-12-31 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2023-01-01 274154672 WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC WNYW 7162179056 741 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 SHERI L SCAVONE CEO 7162179056 2024-10-15 1 0 SARAH M HOPKINS P02010701 7168563300 2024-10-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X SHERI L SCAVONE 741 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 836130 0 X WWW.WNYWOMENSFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 NY TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN WNY THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. 27 27 17 90 0 0 656895 750691 0 0 1819 13881 6163 -65081 664877 699491 63045 39635 0 0 394893 497737 0 0 160463 115678 137165 573616 674537 91261 24954 3568659 3942958 48731 166539 3519928 3776419 X WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION (WNYWF) TRANSFORMS SYSTEMS, CULTURE, AND POLICY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH WOMAN TO THRIVE 0 0 416734 39635 IN 2022, WNYWF REBRANDED ITS SUCCESSFUL MOMS: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT (R) INITIATIVE, INFORMED BY PARTICIPANTS, TO MPOWER. WNYWF'S MOMS: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT (R) EVOLVED IN 2020 FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVELEDUCATION TO INCLUDE WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SHORTER DURATION, HIGH SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT ENTRY CERTIFICATIONS. THE CURRENT WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION FOCUS SUPPORTS WNYWF'SHEALTHCARE HUB - PART OF THE 2022 LAUNCHED WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTPATHWAY (WEMP). THE WEMP IS A PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA FOCUSED AND DATA INFORMED COMPREHENSIVE, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO HELP WOMEN BE THE SUCCESS THEY ARE MOST DESERVING OF BEING. WE TARGET THE CITY OF BUFFALO'S 53.5% OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL WHICH ARE HEADED BY WOMEN WELL AHEAD OF NATIONAL, STATE, AND ERIE COUNTY AVERAGES.THIS INITIATIVE IS ENHANCED BY WNYWF'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SECURE POLICY AND FUNDING,ESPECIALLY AROUND CHILD CARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY. IN 2023, THERE WERE 2 COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND 2 WORKFORCE PARTNERS. OVER 750 WOMEN AND 1200 OF THEIR CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITTED FROM THESE PROGRAMS SINCE 2014. 395 ALL IN COLLABORATES WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN PURPOSEFUL EFFORTS TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE AND ILLUMINATE THE PATHWAYS FOR WOMEN TO LEAD. A DATA-DRIVEN, DEIB INITIATIVE, ALL IN TAKES AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO ADVANCING INTERSECTIONAL GENDER EQUITY IN WESTERN NEW YORK. ALL IN CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN COMPONENTS: EMPLOYER PATHWAY: ENGAGE EMPLOYERS TO TAKE PURPOSEFUL STEPS TO MOVE WOMEN AND GENDER MINORITIES INTO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND IMPROVE COMPANY CULTURE USING AN INTERSECTIONAL GENDER-BASED LENS. ASPIRING LEADER PATHWAY: READY, SET, LEAD! CULTIVATE ASPIRING LEADERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, BUILDING A STRONG NETWORK OF LEADERS IN A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. ENTREPRENEUR PATHWAY: ELEVATE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY PROMOTING, ENDORSING, AND COLLABORATING WITH WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. THIS INITIATIVE IS ENHANCED BY WNYWF'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SECURE POLICY AND FUNDING,ESPECIALLY AROUND CHILD CARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY, PAY EQUITY AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE 107 WNYWF AMPLIFIES WOMEN'S VOICES TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. AS A CREDIBLE SOURCE OF DATA AND INFORMATION, WE CENTER WOMEN'S VOICES THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL GENDER LENS. RELYING ON DEEP, TRUSTED CONNECTIONS, OUR ORGANIZATION RAISES AWARENESS OF THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH DATA THAT TELLS A STORY AND ELEVATES WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES. WNYWF IS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR DATA AND INFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES IMPACTING WOMEN, INCLUDING GENDER EQUITY, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND CHILD CARE AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SUPPORT. THIS DATA INFLUENCES KEY DECISION MAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION, THE WNYWF IS FREQUENTLY SOUGHT BY THE MEDIA. THIS INVALUABLE EXPOSURE HAS HELPED CHANGE HEARTS AND MINDS, AS WE LIFTED OUR VOICE TO DRIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES BARRING WOMEN FROM ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 136 WNYWF EDUCATES AND ENGAGES DECISION MAKERS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND FUNDING, ACCELERATING THE PACE OF CHANGE FOR ISSUES IMPACTING WOMEN. WE ARE A RESPECTED AND TRUSTED APOLITICAL PARTNER WITH A STRONG TRACKRECORD FOR BUILDING COLLABORATIONS AND DRIVING POLICY AND FUNDING. WE FACILITATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEENFUNDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ADDRESS THE CHANGING SOCIETAL NEEDS OF OUR MOST MARGINALIZED WOMEN. WNYWF HAS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TO A COALITION THAT SECURED A RECORD, TRANSFORMATIONAL STATE INVESTMENT IN THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE AND BUSINESSES, AND INCREASED ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR THOUGHT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IS OFTEN SOUGHT-OUT FOR GUIDANCE FOR REPORTS, LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS, ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, TASK FORCE APPOINTMENTS AND ADVISEMENT TO PARTNERS, DECISION MAKERS AND COALITIONS. 136 417372 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 16 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X SHERI L SCAVONE 7162179056 741 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 TERESA BAIR ESQ CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HELEN CAPPUCCINO MD VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 HON LENORA FOOTE-BEAVERS ESQ CHAIR ELECT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NATALIE FISCHER TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE EARLE SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 TIFFANY ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA BAKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE BATT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ODIE BRANT PORTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ALLISON BRASHEAR MD MBA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JODY BRIANDI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHONDA BROCK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BURNS PERRYMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY CONSTANTINE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY COX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BREAUNA CRUMPLER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE SANCHEZ CULLITON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA FARRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICKOLE GARRISON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN HUMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE JACOBS ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE E JOYNT ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA ANGERT KAHN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL RODRIQUEZ-DABNEY ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNA SCHENK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SIOBHAN SMITH DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN SNELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI L SCAVONE CEO 70.00 X 138763 0 14538 138763 0 14538 1 0 0 0 0 212788 105376 432527 160435 750691 13881 13881 71558 212788 136639 -65081 -65081 699491 0 0 -51200 39635 39635 166615 108427 15546 42642 278328 181124 25968 71236 11975 7793 1117 3065 40819 26564 3809 10446 57227 23654 25892 7681 13685 2242 5195 6248 21121 13745 1971 5405 2640 1971 74 595 5831 852 4804 175 7013 4564 654 1795 2577 2577 27071 6801 9095 11175 674537 417372 96702 160463 1057398 827779 513487 787367 114696 55496 1233 9016 86705 23296 12910 63409 1868935 2199891 3568659 3942958 48731 68635 0 97904 48731 166539 X 3009835 3376676 510093 399743 3519928 3776419 3568659 3942958 X 24954 231537 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 818890 603112 737518 656895 762691 3579106 818890 603112 737518 656895 762691 3579106 417582 3161524 9547 5494 1871 1819 13885 32616 3611722 0.87540 0.86900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1048 1048 685489 686537 127981 31995 0 0 131395 101153 111042 127981 471571 707357 1277 1656 1528 1048 5509 32849 25288 27761 31995 117893 176840 86705 23296 63409 63409 ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 2101987 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 97904 2199891 LEASE LIABILITY 97904 97904 1079667 12000 368176 380176 699491 0 699491 823176 12000 136639 148639 674537 0 674537 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: APPRECIATION OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 231,537. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 136,639. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 136,639. WHAT SHE'S MADE OF 172991 147691 25300 22858 62946 6509 FALL IN FASHION 69942 35283 34659 21812 900 13168 1 41413 29814 11599 1155 2811 4480 284346 212788 71558 45825 65757 900 24157 136639 -65081 1 JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 525 FALCONER ST JAMESTOWN NY 14701 161191893 GOVT 20000 0 MOMS: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT SUNY ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 121 ELLICOTT STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 113682643 GOVT 8400 0 MPOWER COLLEGE PROGRAM PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MONITORED OVER THE TERM OF THE GRANT PERIOD TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AWARD. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS AT THE END OF EACH GRANT PERIOD. X FOOD AND BEVERAGE 1 62946 FMV X FURNITURE 5 52981 FMV X VENUE 1 22858 FMV X OTHER 3 21650 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTS WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION (PEO) TO PROVIDE ALL PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS. ALL PAYROLL TAX FILINGS FOR THE FOUNDATION'S EMPLOYEES ARE FILED BY AND INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PEO'S GROUP FILINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE TREASURER AND CEO. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED, THE ENTIRE FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY BOARD TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS. TRUSTEES ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ITS OFFICERS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING INTERNAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND EXTERNAL COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: APPRECIATION OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 231,537. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.