2025-11-17T12:08:59-06:00 2024-12-31 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2024-01-01 274154672 WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC WNYW 7162179056 741 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 SHERI L SCAVONE CEO 7162179056 2025-11-14 1 0 SARAH M HOPKINS P02010701 7168563300 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHERI L SCAVONE 741 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 1397597 0 X WWW.WNYWOMENSFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 NY TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN WNY THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. 28 28 7 120 0 0 750691 1356752 0 0 13881 28999 -65081 -59191 699491 1326560 39635 46182 0 0 497737 485376 0 0 171638 137165 174273 674537 705831 24954 620729 3942958 4656191 166539 129581 3776419 4526610 X WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION (WNYWF) TRANSFORMS SYSTEMS, CULTURE, AND POLICY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH WOMAN TO THRIVE 0 0 391615 46182 WNYWF'S MPOWER: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT (FORMERLY MOMS: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT) EVOLVED IN 2020 FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE SHORT-TERM, HIGH-SUPPORT WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. CURRENT EFFORTS FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE SUPPORT TRAINING THROUGH THE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PATHWAY (WEMP), A PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND DATA-DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE EMPOWERING WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES TOWARD ECONOMIC SUCCESS. MPOWER PRIMARILY SERVES THE CITY OF BUFFALO, WHERE 53.5% OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ARE HEADED BY WOMEN, FAR EXCEEDING NATIONAL AVERAGES. SINCE 2014, MPOWER HAS SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 2,700 WOMEN (AND SINGLE FATHERS) PURSUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING, CREATING PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND EMPOWERMENT. 53624 ALL IN COLLABORATES WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN PURPOSEFUL EFFORTS TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE AND ILLUMINATE PATHWAYS TO BUILD STRONGER LEADERS, SUPPORTS EQUITY & CULTURE FOR WOMEN TO LEAD LEADING TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. A DATA-DRIVEN, INTERSECTIONAL INITIATIVE, ALL IN ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY IN WESTERN NEW YORK THROUGH FOUR PATHWAYS: EMPLOYER PATHWAY, WHICH ENGAGES EMPLOYERS TO MOVE WOMEN AND GENDER MINORITIES INTO LEADERSHIP AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE COMPANY CULTURES; ASPIRING LEADER PATHWAY (READY, SET, LEAD!), WHICH CULTIVATES ASPIRING LEADERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKING IN A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY; ENTREPRENEUR PATHWAY, WHICH ELEVATES WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH PROMOTION, ENDORSEMENT, PARTNERSHIP, AND COLLABORATION; SHE-SUITE (LAUNCHED IN 2024), WHICH SUPPORTS WOMEN CEOS AND SENIOR WOMEN LEADERS TO CONNECT, GROW, AND LEAD BOLDLY AND LEADERSHIP ALLIES ENGAGING ALL GENDERS TO SUPPORT WORKPLACE SUCCESS. 1881 WNYWF AMPLIFIES WOMEN'S VOICES TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. IN 2024, WE RELEASED SEVEN WHITE PAPERS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY AND GUIDE DECISION-MAKERS. AS A TRUSTED, CREDIBLE SOURCE OF DATA, WE CENTER WOMEN'S VOICES THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL GENDER LENS AND, THROUGH DEEP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, RAISE AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS WITH DATA THAT TELLS A STORY AND ELEVATES WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES. WNYWF IS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR DATA AND INFORMATION ON ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING GENDER EQUITY, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND CHILD CARE AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SUPPORT. OUR RESEARCH INFORMS POLICYMAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AND OUR MEDIA PRESENCE HELPS SHIFT PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND DRIVE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT WOMEN AND THUS OUR COMMUNITY. 1375 WNYWF EDUCATES AND ENGAGES DECISION-MAKERS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND FUNDING THAT ACCELERATE THE PACE OF CHANGE FOR ISSUES IMPACTING WOMEN AND THUS OUR COMMUNITIES. AS A RESPECTED, TRUSTED, AND NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF COLLABORATION, WE CONNECT FUNDERS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR MOST MARGINALIZED AND DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. OUR LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED SECURE A RECORD, TRANSFORMATIONAL STATE INVESTMENT IN THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE AND BUSINESSES, AND EXPAND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTS. WNYWF'S EXPERTISE IS FREQUENTLY SOUGHT BY STAKEHOLDERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COALITIONS FOR REPORTS, HEARINGS, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, TASK FORCES, AND POLICY GUIDANCE. 1375 448495 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 14 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 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 HON LENORA FOOTE-BEAVERS ESQ CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE E JOYNT ESQ VICE CHAIR 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 0.50 X 0 0 0 TERESA BAIR ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA BAKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE BATT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY LEWIS BEAUFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ODIE BRANT PORTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DR ALLISON BRASHEAR MD MBA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JODY BRIANDI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BURNS PERRYMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY COX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BREAUNA CRUMPLER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CANDACE DARBY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA FARRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICKOLE GARRISON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN HUMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA ANGERT KAHN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARLENE KAUKUS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STACY KNAPPER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALANNA POKORSKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL RODRIGUEZ-DABNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTA ROGERS 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 JOLEIGH WYLUCKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI L SCAVONE CEO 70.00 X 134305 0 14877 134305 0 14877 1 0 0 0 0 220635 54628 1081489 26997 1356752 28999 28999 11846 220635 71037 -59191 -59191 1326560 0 0 -30192 X 46182 46182 158463 104845 12172 41446 266000 175997 20431 69572 21644 14321 1662 5661 39269 25982 3016 10271 82848 40952 25444 16452 24930 9494 6203 9233 25428 16824 1953 6651 2811 2267 277 267 4432 908 3301 223 11295 7473 868 2954 3372 3372 19157 3250 6999 8908 705831 448495 85698 171638 827779 191611 787367 1321352 55496 87143 9016 9255 92014 34591 63409 57423 2199891 2989407 3942958 4656191 68635 49700 97904 79881 166539 129581 X 1274689 1341112 2501730 3185498 3776419 4526610 3942958 4656191 X 620729 129462 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 603112 737518 656895 762691 1356752 4116968 603112 737518 656895 762691 1356752 4116968 1025812 3091156 5494 1871 1819 13885 28999 52068 4169036 0.74150 0.87540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1710 1710 704121 705831 130875 32719 0 0 101153 111042 127981 130875 471051 706577 1656 1528 1048 1710 5942 25288 27761 31995 32719 117763 176645 2101987 759816 129462 81739 2909526 1868935 1515 231537 2101987 0.60000 0.40000 1 0 92014 34591 57423 57423 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY CFGB 2909526 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 79881 2989407 LEASE LIABILITY 79881 79881 1527059 200499 200499 1326560 0 1326560 776868 71037 71037 705831 0 705831 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: APPRECIATION OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST BY CFGB 129,462. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 71,037. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 71,037. WHAT SHE'S MADE OF 147430 139276 8154 3925 28039 13506 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 85051 81359 3692 2026 793 22748 232481 220635 11846 5951 28832 36254 71037 -59191 1 JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 525 FALCONER ST JAMESTOWN NY 14701 161191893 GOVT 0 30000 MOMS: FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT SUNY ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 121 ELLICOTT STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 113682643 GOVT 0 15000 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 4 11968 FMV X OTHER 20 10029 FMV X FURNITURE 1 5000 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 IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,952. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,444. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,452. TOTAL EXPENSES 82,848. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: APPRECIATION OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST BY CFGB 129,462. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.