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WOMEN IN FOCUS INCORPORATED: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
WOMEN IN FOCUS INCORPORATED (EIN 39-1454629)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-03-11
IRS object ID
202620709349200717
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-11T11:06:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12921 LANDMARK PL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537134236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN391454629EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1WOMEN IN FOCUS INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082398520PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 44013AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53744ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTASHEKIA JONESPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082398520PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJASON STEPHENS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01263225PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum
Preparation2026-03-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWOMENINFOCUSMADISON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$138,828GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$113,012ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Membership Dues$3,801MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$2,580InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$19,365FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$28,476SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss-$9,111SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Other Revenue Total$70OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$110,352TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$55,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$3,525FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,125OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$182PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$15,005OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$74,837TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$35,515ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$274,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$7,714OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$302,547NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,424BOYAmt
EOY$156,115EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,322BOYAmt
EOY$146,432EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,746BOYAmt
EOY$302,547EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,746BOYAmt
EOY$302,547EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeWOMEN IN FOCUS, INC. ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH DREAMS ARE FULFILLED THROUGH A WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP WHERE ALL BARRIERS TO EDUCATION ARE ERASED FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: EACH YEAR, WOMEN IN FOCUS, INC. (WIF) AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING COLLEGE-BOUND MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE WIF SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE. PROCEEDS FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL "I HAVE A DREAM" SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET AND BALL, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SUPPORTERS ARE USED IN FUNDING THE AWARDS.WOMEN IN FOCUS, INC. OFFERS DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS: THE MAJORITY OF OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SEEKING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION POST-HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE OR OTHER POST-HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO ADULT STUDENTS WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE OR OTHER POST-HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION.EACH SPRING, WIF HONORS THE STUDENT AWARDEES AND THEIR FAMILIES AT A RECEPTION. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR WIF MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR SPONSORS TO MEET AND CONGRATULATE THE AWARDEES IN PERSON. WE ARE PROUD TO ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION. THE WOMAN IN FOCUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDED $55,000 OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO 23 STUDENTS ENTERING OR RETURNING TO COLLEGE.$55,000$55,000
LITERACY PROGRAM: WOMEN IN FOCUS (WIF) MEMBERS BELIEVE THE ABILITY TO READ IS FUNDAMENTAL TO FUTURE SUCCESS. SINCE 2001, WIF HAS WORKED TO PROMOTE READING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN THE GREATER MADISON COMMUNITY. WIF STRIVES TO REACH FAMILIES OF COLOR AND CHILDREN WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO BOOKS. THE WIF LITERACY PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE READING AS A POSITIVE ACTIVITY AND EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN; TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO READ AND LEARN TOGETHER; SUPPORT SCHOOL READINESS; AND TO PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE AND INTERESTING BOOKS TO FAMILIES.BEGINNING IN 2008, WOMEN IN FOCUS HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE YWCA MADISON THIRD STREET PROGRAM AND FAMILIES AT THE YWCA TO PROVIDE PROGRAMING AND BOOKS. WIF ALSO PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS JUNETEENTH, THE MADISON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, FOSTER'S SOUL SANTA DINNER, MT. ZION CHURCH, AND OTHERS TO SHARE NEW BOOKS WITH CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE GREATER MADISON COMMUNITY. WIF ALSO HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SALVATION ARMY OF DANE COUNTY PROVIDING BOOKS AND LITERACY PROGRAMS TO FAMILIES STAYING IN THE FAMILY SHELTER.$0$3,228
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$58,228TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
KENDRA GASSNER
PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
CAROLYN MORGAN
VICE PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
TASHEKIA JONES
TREASURER10.00$0$0$0
DEANA WRIGHT
SECRETARY10.00$0$0$0
EDITH HILLIARD
HISTORIAN10.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALISON DODGEPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ALLIED BOOKKEEPING 4602 TONYAWATHAAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2TRLAddressLine2Txt
CityMONONACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53716ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6083580532PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,958CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$87,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$113,012CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$458,202TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,958CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$87,504CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$113,012CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$458,202TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$16,653SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$441,549PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,602CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,580CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,193TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$225TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$463,620TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$116,908GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95240PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94420PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SCHOLARSHIP BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$96,317GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$76,952CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,365GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$6,184NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,383RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$13,956FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$700EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,253OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$96,317GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$76,952CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$19,365GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$6,184NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,383RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$13,956FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$700EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,253OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$28,476DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$9,111NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 2,580.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: OTHER INCOME. AMOUNT: 70.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE, CONVENTIONS, AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 2,877. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 3,526. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 7,359. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 982. DESCRIPTION: LITERACY PROGRAM. AMOUNT: 188. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 73. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 15,005.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. AMOUNT: 12,396. DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: -20,110. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 20: -7,714.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 130,112. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 136,531. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,175. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,866. DESCRIPTION: SECURITY DEPOSITS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 35. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 35.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc