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New Directions for Women Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Costa Mesa, CA EIN: 95-3107635 Website

The mission of New Directions for Women is to save the lives of women of all ages, women with children and pregnant, women affected by alcoholism, other addictions and related issues.

New Directions for Women Inc at a glance

Total assets
$4,359,919
-5.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,865,188
-17.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10,816
+477.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,647,125
-2.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who New Directions for Women Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Costa Mesa

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Directions for Women FD Costa Mesa, CAFoundation$1,281,131
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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$4,359,919$4,865,188$5,647,125——$10,816
2024$4,621,161$5,896,022$5,816,462——$1,872
2023$4,136,112$4,120,130$4,309,305——$232
2022$3,919,317$4,830,237$5,170,894$1,281,1311$547,184
2021$5,039,208$3,465,991$3,935,256——$1,301
2020$4,772,152$4,357,244$4,317,218——$1,631
2019$5,197,394$4,109,760$4,591,472——$6,552

About New Directions for Women Inc

Based on IRS filings

New Directions for Women Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Costa Mesa, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $11K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

New Directions for Women Inc is led by Elizabeth Steele, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 6 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth Steele

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $96K (2023) → $208K (2025)

  • Dan Carracino

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Wiggs-Nelson

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandria Larison

    Director Business Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2025)

  • Kathryn Ronquillo

    Director of Admissions

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2025)

  • Lauren Davis

    Director of Finace

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2025)

  • Jerry Johnson

    Director

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Turner

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Sabatini Gutierrez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Black-Coyne

    Management

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2024) → $137K (2025)

  • Peter Richards

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $9K (2025)

  • Jim Wilder

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Schwartz

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Katie Ronquillo (2024) — Management
  • Former: Karen Stockman (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Carole Pickup (2023) — Director
  • Former: Charles Dorsey (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Douglas Kerr Esq. (2019–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Gianna Drake-Kerrison (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Rebecca Flood (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Bright (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathryn Alexander (2021–2022) — Intake Manager
  • Former: Ann Premazon (2019–2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Devon Martin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Gina Tabrizy (2020) — Clinical Director
  • Former: Sandra Reiff (2020) — Controller
  • Former: Allison Wilder (2019) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Headrick (2019) — Director
  • Former: Don Wilson (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jim Keating (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

Elizabeth Steele — Executive Dir.: $208KElizabeth SteeleExecutive Dir.$208KHeather Black-Coyne — Management: $137KHeather Black-CoyneManagement$137KKathryn Ronquillo — DIR of Admissions: $118KKathryn RonquilloDIR of Admissions$118KLauren Davis — DIR of Finace: $117KLauren DavisDIR of Finace$117KAlexandria Larison — DIR Business Dev: $101KAlexandria LarisonDIR Business Dev$101KPeter Richards — CFO: $9KPeter RichardsCFO$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $208K, to Elizabeth Steele (Executive Dir.). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about New Directions for Women Inc

How large is New Directions for Women Inc?

New Directions for Women Inc reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.

What is New Directions for Women Inc?

New Directions for Women Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It holds $4.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does New Directions for Women Inc operate?

New Directions for Women Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is New Directions for Women Inc's EIN?

New Directions for Women Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3107635. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 27, 2023)

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