NonprofitsWomens Justice Initiative Inc

Education

Womens Justice Initiative Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$1.2M

Net assets

$2.3M

Grants received

$1.4M

41 grants

EIN

300681223

Tax year

2024

Mission

The Womens Justice Initiative improves the lives of indigenous Guatemalan women and girls through education, access to legal services, and gender-based violence prevention.

Programs

3 programs

Community Advocates Program - trains women to be leaders, womens rights educators, and peer mentors. Advocates assist WJI with workshop facilitation, participant recruitment, and home visits to women in need of legal aid. In 2024, WJI has trained 82 Community Advocates.

Expenses: $235K

Womens Rights Education Program - provides indigenous Guatemalan women with educational workshops on womens rights and legal literacy. During the past fiscal year, over 907 women graduated from the rights education course and 166 community leaders were trained.

Expenses: $235K

Adolescent Girls Program - works with girls, parents and community leaders to improve girls opportunities and combat and prevent child marriage. During the past fiscal year, the program benefited over 272 girls and 290 parents and community leaders.

Expenses: $160K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.5M
Program service revenue
Investment income$94K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$730K
Fundraising$120K
Other expenses$451K
Total expenses$1.2M
Total assets$2.4M
Net assets$2.3M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Sergio Melgar

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gabriela Roca

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Abigail Winkel

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Katie Newman

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tess Hellgren

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Eric Knight

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Will Durbin

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lidia Oxi

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sonia Dominguez

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Clara Ferraro

President & Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brian Regan

Treasurer & Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ingrid Camacho

VP & Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mara Isabel Mayorga

Secretary & Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 41 of 41

FromAmountPurposeYear
$100K
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
2024
$14K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$100K
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
2023
$30K
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE COLECTIVO, A GROUP COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM WOMENS JUSTICE INITIATIVE, MAYA HEALTH ALLIANCE, MAIA, WINGS, AND OTHERS FOCUSED ON CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN AS LEADERS.
2023
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$168K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$100K
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
2022
$89K
Testing a Scalable Model to Improve Maya Women's Access to Justice in Rural Guatemala
2022
$35K
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE COLECTIVO, A GROUP COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM WOMENS JUSTICE INITIATIVE, MAYA HEALTH ALLIANCE, MAIA, WINGS, AND OTHERS FOCUSED ON CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN AS LEADERS.
2022
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$11K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$5K
In support of WJl's 10th Anniversay event honoring Kim Koopersmith
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$101K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$23K
PRIMARY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$101K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$100K
THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES PROGRAM
2020
$18K
PRIMARY GRANT
2020
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$20K
PRIMARY GRANT
2019
$13K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$45K
LEGAL SERVICES/EDUC
2018
$14K
PRIMARY GRANT
2018
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$4K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2018
$3K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2018
$1K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2018

Funded by

$1.4M from 16 funders · 41 grants · 2018–2024

The Denver Foundation

$400K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$370K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

The Tinker Foundation Inc

$89K · 1 grant · 2022

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$82K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Global Fund For Children

$75K · 4 grants · 2018–2021

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$69K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Every Mother Counts

$65K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Ayco Charitable Foundation

$52K · 4 grants · 2019–2024

Details

EIN300681223
NTEE codeB90
Subsection03
Ruling date2011-09
Formed2011
Employees3
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