Nevada Women's Fund
Nevada Women's Fund's mission is to empower women through education and career advancement opportunities, ultimately strengthening our community by ensuring that women face no barriers to achievement.
Nevada Women's Fund at a glance
In short: Nevada Women's Fund gave $24K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $24K). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $23,846
- -16.6% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $23,846
- -16.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $23,846
- Total assets
- $5,957,623
- +8.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Nevada Women's Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
How Nevada Women's Fund gives
- Giving fell 93% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $336K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $24K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Other Organizations | To provide other non-profit organizations with funding to assist in the mission of bettering women & children. | $23,846 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,957,623 | $1,331,772 | $1,066,506 | $23,846 | 1 | $117,981 |
| 2023 | $5,515,118 | $1,370,622 | $882,779 | $28,607 | 1 | $206,530 |
| 2022 | $4,685,902 | $936,358 | $771,208 | $23,381 | 1 | $127,475 |
| 2021 | $4,967,023 | $986,540 | $958,730 | $336,069 | 1 | $78,558 |
| 2020 | $4,635,956 | $511,201 | $618,098 | $14,799 | 1 | $91,824 |
| 2019 | $4,528,578 | $734,417 | $726,518 | $73,080 | 1 | $134,597 |
About Nevada Women's Fund
Based on IRS filings
Nevada Women's Fund is a public charity, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $24K. Net investment income was $118K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nevada Women's Fund is led by Ila Friedenthal, Current President & CEO on the 2024 filing; 1 of 33 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Ila Friedenthal
Current President & CEO
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$129K (2024)
Jen Eastwood
Board Chair
Director → Marketing Chair, 2023
Marketing Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candace Borrego
Events Chair
Director → Events Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norma Seltz
Allocations Chair
Director → Allocations Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Brown
Board Leadership Chair
Director → Board Leadership Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Mirich
Marketing Chair
Director → Marketing Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Alfaro
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Corrigan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Olivia Baugh
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Viki A. Windfeldt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andi Cassinari
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Sweet
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Sawyer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kendra Jepsen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Czyz
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Sommers
Director
Director → Board Leadership, 2023
Board Leadership → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Bradley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Calingaert
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Osborn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frankie Vigil
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Harris
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Martinezmoles
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Nelson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicola Neilon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cari Blomquist
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joey Ganser
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Coleman
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Harrison
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany McMacken
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Johnson
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Maraccini
Recorder
Director → Recorder, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Wesner
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Eaton
Vice Chair
Director → Recorder, 2023
Recorder → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Karen Purcell (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Crumby (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Earstin Whitten (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Emily Wieczorek (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Katie Nannini (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ila Achtabowski (2022–2023) — Current President & CEO
- Former: Isabelle Rodriguez Wilson (2019–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Jamie Gazza (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Jamii Uboldi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marge Millar (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Katie Silva (2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Shocket (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christina Stoever Young (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Debby Bullentini (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Hutson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kerry Eaton (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Ronele Dotson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tricia Gallenbeck (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Valerie Clark (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mena Spodobalski (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Vanessa Vancour (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Andi Guevara (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Wilkinson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bethany J. Sexton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kaitlyn Ovard (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kathy Picollo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Megan Brown (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michele Casey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sharon Wurm (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Courtney Forster (2020) — Director
- Former: Alexia Bratiotis Jobson (2019) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Barbash (2019) — Director
- Former: Dawn Welsh (2019) — Director
- Former: Joanna Jacob (2019) — Director
- Former: Kristen Chinvarasopak (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Sarah E. Baley (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $129K, to Ila Friedenthal (Current President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Nevada Women's Fund
How much does Nevada Women's Fund give each year?
Nevada Women's Fund gave $24K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $29K across 1 grant.
How large is Nevada Women's Fund?
Nevada Women's Fund reported $6.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Nevada Women's Fund's EIN?
Nevada Women's Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2860375. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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