International Center for Research on Women
The international center for research for women (ICRW) is a global research institute, with a mission to advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and structurally excluded populations with actionable evidence and solutions.
International Center for Research on Women at a glance
In short: International Center for Research on Women reported $67K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $67,096 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -76.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $9,652,796
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,791,532
- +26.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $224,591
- +146.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,313,483
- +14.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who International Center for Research on Women funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How International Center for Research on Women gives
- Giving fell 87% from 2020 to 2023. 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 $8K (2023) to $287K (2024). In 2025 it reported $67K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Actionaid USA Washington, DC | Global wee/wecs advocacy and communication hub - steering committee | $7,898 |
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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 | $9,652,796 | $7,791,532 | $7,313,483 | $67,096 | Total only | $224,591 |
| 2024 | $9,029,421 | $6,182,285 | $6,363,290 | $286,505 | Total only | $90,952 |
| 2023 | $9,241,570 | $11,250,549 | $10,829,695 | $7,898 | 1 | $95,792 |
| 2022 | $8,096,483 | $10,814,543 | $12,193,721 | $91,942 | 3 | $105,564 |
| 2021 | $9,729,169 | $9,479,152 | $10,619,620 | $50,863 | 3 | $430,648 |
| 2020 | $11,425,148 | $12,089,564 | $10,610,645 | $60,065 | 1 | $212,170 |
| 2019 | $9,845,960 | $10,665,297 | $11,366,410 | $126,967 | 2 | $411,293 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About International Center for Research on Women
Based on IRS filings
International Center for Research on Women is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $67K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $225K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
International Center for Research on Women is led by Catherine Ann Warner, Interim CEO on the 2025 filing; 6 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine Ann Warner
Interim CEO
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$309K (2025)
Ravi Verma
Executive Director & Icrw Asia
Director & Icrw Asia → Executive Director & Icrw Asia, 2025
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$221K (2022) → $140K (2025)
Evelyne Opondo
Executive Director & Icrw Africa
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$183K (2025)
Chimaraoke Izugbara
Director, Global Health, Youth & Development
Director, Global Health, Youth & Development → Director, Global Health & Y, 2020
Director, Global Health & Y → Director, Global Health, Youth & Development, 2023
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Jessica Ogden
Global Director & Research Impact
Global Director, Research Impact & Learning → Global Director & Research Impact, 2023
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$141K (2022) → $174K (2025)
Foteini Papagioti
Director, Policy & Advocacy
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$140K (2025)
Firoza Mehrotra
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lois Romano
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Abrahams
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dominik Mjartan
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Asiimwe
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mette Kinoti
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadia Cherrouk
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sia Nowrojee
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Carole Dickert-Scherr (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Haven Ley (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jacquelyn Mayfield (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Linda Perkins (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Daunas (2019–2024) — Former COO
- Former: Phyllis Costanza (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Shubhi Rao (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Trevor Gandy (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Vimi Grewal-Carr (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Luciana Aquino-Hagedorn (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Margaret Clark (2022–2024) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Agnes Bingawaho (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Agnes Igoye (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ann Warner (2024) — Interim CEO
- Former: Anne McPherson (2024) — Vice President of Communications
- Former: Etleva Goxhaj (2024) — Associate Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Felicia Appenteng (2024) — Vice President of Gender Centers of Excellence
- Former: Manizha Nabieva (2019–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Marijke Jurgens-Dupree (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Milton Speid (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Patience Marime-Ball (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jackie Asiimwe (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn Reitz (2020–2023) — Director of Research Compliance & Secretary
- Former: Lyric Thompson (2021–2023) — Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy
- Former: Lauren Murphy (2023) — Global Director of Advisors
- Former: Allison Shure (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Klein (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Degnan Kambou (2019–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Scott Jackson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Allison Glinski (2021–2022) — Associate Director & Icrw Advisors
- Former: April McClain Delaney (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pamela Van De Walle (2022) — Director of Human Resources
- Former: April McLain-Delaney (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Soren Elbech (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cassandra Jessee (2021) — Senior Technical Specialist
- Former: Janet Rivett-Carnac (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Fritz (2019–2020) — Senior Gender Advisor
- Former: Patricia Griffith (2019–2020) — Chief Strategy & Partner
- Former: Sarah Grammage (2019–2020) — Director of Gender & Econom
- Former: Julie Katzman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Lehman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kirsten Sherk (2019) — Director & Global Communications
- Former: Naila Kabeer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Gertner (2019) — Board Member
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 $309K, to Catherine Ann Warner (Interim CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about International Center for Research on Women
How much does International Center for Research on Women give each year?
International Center for Research on Women reported $67K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $287K in grants paid.
How large is International Center for Research on Women?
International Center for Research on Women reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.8M.
What is International Center for Research on Women?
International Center for Research on Women is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Washington, DC. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does International Center for Research on Women operate?
International Center for Research on Women has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Maryland.
What is International Center for Research on Women's EIN?
International Center for Research on Women's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1081455. 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 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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