Gynesis Women's International Foundation
Gynesis Women's International Foundation is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions.
Gynesis Women's International Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,533
- +212.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $15,291
- -58.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $5,148
- -85.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $10,884
- -77.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gynesis Women's International Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
How Gynesis Women's International Foundation gives
- Giving fell 29% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2024) to $31K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Creandi Association | General | $21,410 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,533 | $15,291 | $10,884 | — | — | $5,148 | $320 |
| 2024 | $2,092 | $36,562 | $47,790 | $21,410 | 1 | $34,662 | $491 |
| 2023 | $2,452,362 | $61,516 | $53,952 | $31,277 | 1 | $42,614 | $90,956 |
| 2022 | $2,443,511 | $38,569 | $52,970 | $22,341 | 1 | $36,380 | $90,560 |
| 2021 | $2,470,947 | $30,040 | $50,025 | $30,000 | 1 | — | $219 |
| 2020 | $2,490,932 | $106,050 | $69,850 | $30,000 | 1 | — | $3,942 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gynesis Women's International Foundation reported a distributable amount of $320 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gynesis Women's International Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elisabeth Nicoli
Co-Director & Board Member
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $3K (2025)
Michele Idels
Director & Board Member
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Sylvina Boissonnas
Co-Director & Board Member
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Florence Prudhomme
Board Member
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $3K, to Elisabeth Nicoli (Co-Director, Board Member).
Frequently asked questions about Gynesis Women's International Foundation
How large is Gynesis Women's International Foundation?
Gynesis Women's International Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $320 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Gynesis Women's International Foundation?
Gynesis Women's International Foundation is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $7K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Gynesis Women's International Foundation's EIN?
Gynesis Women's International Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0412529. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
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