Boston Women's Fund Inc
Boston Women’s Fund Inc is a public charity based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It supports grassroots organizations and community-led efforts advancing racial, economic, social, and gender justice, centering women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals from historically excluded communities.
Boston Women's Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Boston Women's Fund Inc gave $432K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $432,279
- -68.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,585
- -74.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $5,227,143
- +118.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Boston Women's Fund Inc
- How to Apply
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For Movement Building grants, the fund described a nomination process: community members could nominate organizations, and leaders or members of an organization could self-nominate. The Allocations Committee interviews organization leaders and community members and selects recipients by consensus. The 2025 nomination cycle is past, and the fund says no cycle is currently open.
- Review Cycle
- February 28, 2025, for the past 2025 Movement Building grant cycle.
- Deadline
- February 28, 2025, for the past 2025 Movement Building grant cycle.
- Contact
Mailing address: 678 Massachusetts Ave 700, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 725-0035
Website: https://bostonwomensfund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Boston Women's Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Resist Inc ($70K). Together the top 10 received $265K.
Grant Size Distribution
102 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 102 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Massachusetts. The fund’s 2025 Movement Building grant page specified eligible organizations in Greater Boston.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Boston Women's Fund Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2019) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $432K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Resist Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $70,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Newton, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $29,779 |
| Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education (Space) Roxbury, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $25,000 |
| Association of Haitian Women Dorchester Center, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
| Abilities Dance Brookline, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
| Asian American Women's Political Initiative East Boston, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
| Women Encouraging Empowerment Revere, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
| Essex County Community Organization Lynn, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
| Sisters Unchained Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
| Small House Inc Cambridge, MA | To Further Exempt Organization's Purpose | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,227,143 | $4,911,771 | $2,006,573 | $432,279 | 21 | $150,981 |
| 2024 | $2,392,694 | $1,232,971 | $2,651,985 | $1,373,108 | 17 | $310,661 |
| 2023 | $3,862,582 | $2,368,020 | $1,546,087 | $465,150 | 32 | $47,240 |
| 2022 | $2,612,191 | $1,427,968 | $1,091,451 | $316,000 | 20 | $12,565 |
| 2021 | $2,649,665 | $1,433,744 | $753,254 | $190,000 | 12 | $440,807 |
| 2020 | $1,975,928 | $340,191 | $604,649 | $145,000 | 9 | $124,398 |
| 2019 | $2,200,445 | $457,916 | $361,405 | $50,000 | 5 | $9,695 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s stated mission is to uplift, advocate for, and invest in women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals leading grassroots organizations and systems change, in pursuit of racial, economic, social, and gender justice. Its website identifies BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, low-income, youth, elderly, immigrant, refugee, and disabled communities among its priorities.
The fund describes Movement Building Grants as unrestricted general-operating support for community-led grassroots organizations building collective power and pursuing systems change. Its website also describes Community Impact, multi-year, youth-centered, seed-funding, and Momentum grants. The fund’s 2025 Movement Building grant description prioritized immigrant justice work.
Examples of 2025 grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. Sisters Unchained says it supports young women and girls with incarcerated parents; Women Encouraging Empowerment describes its work as empowering immigrant and refugee women and their families through organizing, leadership development, and services. BAGLY describes itself as a youth-led, adult-supported organization serving LGBTQ+ youth, while Abilities Dance describes providing performance and dance-class opportunities for people of varied physical and mental abilities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 21 grants totaling $432,279. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $70,000, with a median of $20,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $70,000 to RESIST Inc.; $29,779 to the University of Massachusetts Boston; and $25,000 to the Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education (SPACE). The fund also gave $20,000 each to the Association of Haitian Women, Abilities Dance, Asian American Women’s Political Initiative, Women Encouraging Empowerment, Essex County Community Organization, Sisters Unchained, Small House, Melanin Mass Moms, and Propa City Community Outreach. The filing lists each grant’s purpose as furthering the recipient organization’s exempt purpose.
The fund’s 2025 Movement Building grant page described a planned award of three one-year, unrestricted grants of $25,000 each to grassroots organizations in Greater Boston doing immigrant justice work. It invited community nominations and welcomed self-nominations. That cycle’s nomination deadline was February 28, 2025, with selection activity scheduled for March–May and notification in June; these dates are past. The fund’s grants page says the grant cycle is currently closed and that there is no open nomination request.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Akosua Ampofo Siever as chair; Natanja Craig Oquendo as chief executive officer; Alexandra Auguste as chief operating officer; and Virginia Meany as treasurer and director chair of finance. It also lists Stephanie Klinkenberg-Ramirez, Qwin Mbabazi, Joyce Kauffman, Brianna Boggs, DJ Baker, and Amanda Matos Garcia as directors.
Boston Women's Fund Inc is led by Natanja Craig Oquendo, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 3 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Natanja Craig Oquendo
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$173K (2021) → $215K (2025)
Virginia Meany
Treasurer & Director Chair of Finance
Director Chair of Finance Com → Director Chair of Finance, 2023
Director Chair of Finance → Treasurer & Director Chair of Finance, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Akosua Ampofo Siever
Chair
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Boggs
Director
Director → Director -Chair Development Commitee, 2022
Director -Chair Development Commitee → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$49K (2025)
Amanda Matos Garcia
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dj Baker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Kauffman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Qwin Mbabazi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Klinkenberg-Ramirez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Auguste
Chief Operating Officer
Deputy Director → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$115K (2023) → $128K (2025)
Former officers (19)
- Former: Claudia Thompson (2019–2024) — Clerk
- Former: Danielle Parish (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Magalis Troncoso Lama (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Matos Gonzalez (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Chastity Bowick (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Lauren Pimpare (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Melissa Tearney (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Rita German (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Aronson (2021–2022) — Advisory Committee
- Former: Makeeba McCreary (2021–2022) — Advisory Committee
- Former: Aksousa Ampofo Siever (2019–2021) — Co Vice Chair
- Former: Jackie Jenkins-Scott (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Chi Bhak (2019–2020) — Co-Vice Chair
- Former: Dinah Olanoff (2019) — Director
- Former: Janet Santos (2019) — Executive Director Fy19
- Former: Jule Parkman Meyer (2019) — Director Former
- Former: Katherine Symmonds (2019) — Director
- Former: Natalicia Tracy (2019) — Director Former
- Former: Nicole Peterkin (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $215K, to Natanja Craig Oquendo (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Boston Women's Fund Inc
How much does Boston Women's Fund Inc give each year?
Boston Women's Fund Inc gave $432K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 17 grants.
What is Boston Women's Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Boston Women's Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $20,585, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Boston Women's Fund Inc give grants?
Boston Women's Fund Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Jamaica Plain, MA (3 grants), Boston, MA (3 grants), Roxbury, MA (2 grants) and Lynn, MA (2 grants).
Who are Boston Women's Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Boston Women's Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Resist Inc ($70,000), University of Massachusetts Boston ($29,779) and Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education (Space) ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Boston Women's Fund Inc?
Boston Women's Fund Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
What does Boston Women's Fund Inc fund?
The fund’s stated mission is to uplift, advocate for, and invest in women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals leading grassroots organizations and systems change, in pursuit of racial, economic, social, and gender justice. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Boston Women's Fund Inc?
For Movement Building grants, the fund described a nomination process: community members could nominate organizations, and leaders or members of an organization could self-nominate. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Boston Women's Fund Inc's EIN?
Boston Women's Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2475551. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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