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FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts

Public charity · Grantmaker Northampton, MA EIN: 04-3257661 Website

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts is a public charity, based in Northampton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85K in total assets.

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts at a glance

Total assets
$84,756
-82.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$36,041
+13.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$30,664
-81.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

LenoxNew York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2021 Total only2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $21K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Women in the Arts and Media Coalition New York, NYTo support monthly newsletters and web pages listing upcoming funding deadlines and other opportunities for women in theatre and film/video ($10,000) and to support the SWAN Day NY 2023 event celebrating women filmmakers ($1,030).$11,030
WAM Theatre Lenox, MATo support the leadership efforts of this theatre company dedicated to women artists.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$84,756$36,041$30,664———
2024$490,516$31,710$161,183———
2023$592,329$26,998$37,768$21,0302$25,703
2022$608,258$46,352$33,805$11,228Total only$29,174
2021$668,110$61,540$49,804$10,482Total only$21,610

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts is led by Martha Richards, President & Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martha Richards

    President & Director

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Schaffer Bacon

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Young

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts

How large is FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts?

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts reported $85K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $36K.

Where does FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts operate?

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New York.

What is FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts's EIN?

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTIST INC dba WomenArts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3257661. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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