FWA of New York Inc
Promote the professional development and advancement of all women through education, mentorship, networking, alliances, and advocacy across the financial sector.
FWA of New York Inc at a glance
In short: FWA of New York Inc gave $115K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $115,300
- -18.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $57,650
- -18.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $57,650
- Total assets
- $4,436,011
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (78% 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 FWA of New York Inc
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from FWA of New York Inc
Baruch College Undergraduate Mentoring Program
FWA of New York Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Financial Backpack Program
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
FWA Graduate School Partnership: Finance Training Program
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who FWA of New York Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Baruch College Fund ($90K). Together the top 2 received $115K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How FWA of New York Inc gives
- Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $115K (2025) to $168K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $115K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baruch College Fund New York, NY | Undergraduate mentoring, professional development programs and study abroad scholarships, for fwa mentees | $90,300 |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | Undergraduate Scholarships for FWA Mentees | $25,000 |
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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 | $4,436,011 | $643,908 | $985,647 | $115,300 | 2 | $82,441 |
| 2024 | $4,462,731 | $823,644 | $1,100,309 | $141,300 | 2 | $99,733 |
| 2023 | $4,297,002 | $754,955 | $1,123,402 | $168,000 | 2 | $76,859 |
| 2022 | $4,372,987 | $452,819 | $1,136,269 | $166,500 | 2 | $-243,444 |
| 2021 | $5,558,728 | $2,455,632 | $1,054,024 | $140,817 | 3 | $1,636,985 |
| 2020 | $4,744,836 | $1,048,775 | $1,230,735 | $138,300 | 3 | $170,139 |
| 2019 | $5,019,862 | $1,152,656 | $1,066,822 | $124,600 | 2 | $196,037 |
About FWA of New York Inc
Based on IRS filings
FWA of New York Inc is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $115K. Net investment income was $82K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
FWA of New York Inc is led by Alissa Desmarais, Executive Director, COO & Executive Officio since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alissa Desmarais
Executive Director, COO & Executive Officio
Executive Director → Executive Director, COO & Executive Officio, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $193K (2025)
Albana Theka
President
Director → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith McGfiff
Director of Operations & Technology
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Patti Domm
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Hauge
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katrin Dambrot
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Curran
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Linden
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ariel Boverman
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Chan
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Benjamin
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janna Treybick
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nelun De S. Wijeyeratne
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Wahba
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Covell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Helene Kennedy-Payen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Minahil Akmal
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Purkayastha Subrata
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronni Silver
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Monahos
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annette Stewart
Immediate Past President
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Hopkins
Treasurer
Acting Secretary & Nominating Committee → Acting Secretary, 2023
Acting Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pawneet Abramowski
President Elect
Director → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Meade
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Breier
General Counsel & Executive Officio
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Hermina Nina Batson (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jason Dodd (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Susan Migliaccio (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Madhumita Chakrabartti (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Tannisha Troutman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Barbara Callahan (2024) — Director
- Former: Erin Preston (2024) — Director
- Former: Ichun Lai (2024) — Director
- Former: Kelsey Halloran (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Janet Zagorin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Hanson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lisa N. Buddenhagen (2019–2023) — Chief Technology Officer & COO
- Former: Merrie Frankel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Simone Vinocour (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Lauren Leipold (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Arminda Mindy Youse-Warde (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Chen Rai (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Deepa Keswani (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Eunice Jean-Paul (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Michal Walton (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ria A. Davis (2019–2022) — Executive Director · Filing note: Ended 921
- Former: Alice Globus (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Dorfman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Joan Shapiro Green (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Karen Elinski (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Karen Ferguson Macleod (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marie Arrigo (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Marietta Bottero (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maureen Adolf (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Peggy Decker (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stacy Musi (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Ackler (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marie-Helene Kennedy-Payen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Marlene Regalado (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Teresa Jankovic (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Yinka Madden (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Katerina Ansink (2019) — Director
- Former: Laurie Harris (2019) — Director
- Former: Lee Foster Wood (2019) — Director
- Former: Marie-Helene Kennedy (2019) — Director
- Former: Mee Warren (2019) — Director
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 $193K, to Alissa Desmarais (Executive Director & COO, Ex Officio). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about FWA of New York Inc
How much does FWA of New York Inc give each year?
FWA of New York Inc gave $115K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $141K across 2 grants.
How large is FWA of New York Inc?
FWA of New York Inc reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $644K.
Where does FWA of New York Inc operate?
FWA of New York Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.
What is FWA of New York Inc's EIN?
FWA of New York Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3092258. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 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 February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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