Recreation & Sports
Womens Sports Foundation
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$15.0M
Total expenses
$7.5M
Net assets
$16.5M
Grants received
$5.2M
116 grants
EIN
237380557
Tax year
2024
Mission
We are the ally, advocate, and catalyst for tomorrow's leaders. We exist to enable girls and women to reach their potential in sport and life.
Programs
2 programs
Advocacy: wsf has been serving as the collective voice for girls and women since its inception. Protecting title ix, promoting gender equity, fighting for equal pay, increased media coverage and investment in women's sports, and empowering others to take action are the cornerstones of our work. We collaborate with partners to advocate at the national, state, and grassroots levels.
Research: serves as a springboard for our work. Wsf has a comprehensive portfolio of close to 100 signature research projects. Our evidence-based public interest research on girls and women in sports and physical activity anchors all of our policy outreach and fuels our impact initiatives. It fosters public discourse on the vital importance of sport participation for the health and well-being of girls, leadership opportunities for women, and deib in sports. Data combined with experiences on the ground help to identify best practices and inform our programming. Wsf conducts rigorous evaluations to assess impact against clearly defined benchmarks.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
42 listed
DANETTE LEIGHTON
CEO
$496K
50 hrs/wk
OLGA HARVEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$228K
40 hrs/wk
JEAN TATGE
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
$195K
40 hrs/wk
SCOUT BASSETT
PRESIDENT
$18K
10 hrs/wk
SCOTT PIOLI
TREASURER, CHAIR - FINANCE
—
10 hrs/wk
ANDREA BRIMMER
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
ARIELLE CHAMBERS
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
ASHLYN HARRIS
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
BERNARD MUIR
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
BRENDA VILLA
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
BRETT GOODMAN
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
CAROL STIFF
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
DARCIE GLAZER KASSEWITZ
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
ELANA MEYERS TAYLOR
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
JILL NASH
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
KATE JOHNSON
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
KATY KNOX
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
LACHINA ROBINSON
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
MARK HENDERSON
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
MOLLY VAN WAGENEN
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
BILLIE JEAN KING
FOUNDER AND HONORARY CHAIR
—
10 hrs/wk
NICOLE JETER WEST
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
PHAIDRA KNIGHT
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
RALPH ANDRETTA
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
ROSETTA ELLIS-PILIE
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
SHAWNA RYAN
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
SWIN CASH
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
VANESSA WALLACE
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
MUFFET MCGRAW
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
ILANA KLOSS
PAST CHAIR
—
7 hrs/wk
JIM WILKINSON
CO-CHAIR - DEVELOPMENT
—
10 hrs/wk
JOAN HAFFENREFFER
VICE CHAIR - DEVELOPMENT
—
10 hrs/wk
KATHLEEN KUNKLER
CHAIR - AUDIT
—
10 hrs/wk
MEGHAN DUGGAN
PAST PRESIDENT, CHAIR ADVOCACY
—
10 hrs/wk
MICHAEL GREGOIRE
CHAIR - INVESTMENT
—
10 hrs/wk
PORTIA ARCHER
CHAIR - GOVERNANCE
—
10 hrs/wk
ROBIN HARRIS
CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
—
10 hrs/wk
KAREN ISSOKSON-SILVER
VP, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
$179K
40 hrs/wk
PATRICIA BIFULCO
VP, COMMUNICATION
$153K
40 hrs/wk
ERIN CASEY
VP, COMMUNITY IMPACT
$151K
40 hrs/wk
SARAH FAULTLESS-AXELSON
VP, ADVOCACY
$137K
40 hrs/wk
NATOYA CURD
SR. DIRECTOR OF OPS & ADMIN
$137K
40 hrs/wk
Grants received
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$5.2M from 51 funders · 116 grants · 2017–2024
$920K · 8 grants · 2017–2023
$628K · 7 grants · 2017–2023
$503K · 1 grant · 2022
$315K · 4 grants · 2020–2023
$300K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$300K · 2 grants · 2020–2023
$243K · 6 grants · 2019–2024
$164K · 3 grants · 2022–2024