Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc
To support and promote the physical and mental health and welfare of children
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc at a glance
In short: Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $457,817
- +17.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Filing in the Blanks ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $850 (2023) to $26K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Filing in the Blanks Norwalk, CT | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $457,817 | $165,355 | $139,721 | $10,000 | 1 | $6,765 |
| 2024 | $389,158 | $164,396 | $126,547 | $7,000 | 1 | $2,133 |
| 2023 | $391,479 | $147,224 | $109,631 | $850 | Total only | $48 |
| 2022 | $287,960 | $152,736 | $128,244 | $25,644 | Total only | $48 |
| 2021 | $266,125 | $129,732 | $115,220 | $15,000 | 3 | $58 |
| 2020 | $243,818 | $110,364 | $106,077 | $6,361 | Total only | $95 |
| 2019 | $241,507 | $147,866 | $122,122 | $22,000 | Total only | $95 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc
Based on IRS filings
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Southport, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $458K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc is led by Donna Cahill, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donna Cahill
President
Director → Vice President, 2020
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Deb Kouzoukian
Director
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Madeleine Mackenzie
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Marie Francescani
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Suzanne Carberry
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Cathy Ryan
Recording Secretary
Director → Recording Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eugenia Ardrey
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kristi Marshall
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Andrea Hoffman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Anne Svensk (2019–2024) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Diana Schluter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Caroline Bentz (2019–2020) — Communications Marketing Events Director
- Former: Debbie Keeley (2020) — Director
- Former: Lesley May (2020) — Director
- Former: Christine Mihalec (2019) — Director
- Former: Cindy Harmon (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Gael Ficken (2019) — Director
- Former: Louise Heasman (2019) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Nancy White (2019) — Recording Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc
How much does Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc give each year?
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc?
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc reported $458K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $165K.
What is Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc?
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Southport, CT. It holds $458K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc operate?
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc's EIN?
Fairfield Women's Exchange Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0772028. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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