Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3300107

The Sisterhood Is Global Institute, inc. (SIGI) has consultative status with the united nations, and for more than three decades has played a leading policy-formulation, strategic and activist role in the evolution of the international women's movement.

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc at a glance

In short: Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc gave $106K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $53K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$106,000
-91.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$53,000
Median grant
$53,000
Total assets
$1,933,434
-19.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women: $53KCoalition Against Traffickingin Women$53KSurvivors of Prostitution Abuse Calling for Enlightenment: $53KSurvivors of ProstitutionAbuse Calling for…$53K

The largest 2024 recipient was Coalition Against Trafficking in Women ($53K). Together the top 2 received $106K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 8 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkJamaica Plain

How Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2022) to $1.2M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $106K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women New York, NYTo Fund Continued Efforts to End Human Trafficking.$53,000
Survivors of Prostitution Abuse Calling for Enlightenment Jamaica Plain, MATo Fund Continued Efforts to End Human Trafficking.$53,000
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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
2024$1,933,434$1,507,749$2,080,096$106,0002$69,350
2023$2,410,993$2,118,041$2,143,500$1,226,379Total only$49,040
2022$2,440,250$2,262,085$2,101,480$94,3312$17,685
2021$2,236,089$2,103,873$1,533,306$98,5782$12,011
2020$1,870,677$906,859$1,139,241$106,0002$17,712
2019$1,896,108$2,496,244$1,617,022$108,3152$17,349

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $106K. Net investment income was $69K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc is led by Robin Morgan, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robin Morgan

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlotte Ornemark

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Deitch

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Evatt

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Steinem

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heisoo Shin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Fonda

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Neuwirth

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Nottage

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Navi Pillay

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deeyah Khan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margot Wallstrom

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meaza Ashenafi

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Berry

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Lauer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Lela Goren (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jane Levikow (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Liz Young (2019–2020) — Trustee to

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.

Frequently asked questions about Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc

How much does Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc give each year?

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc gave $106K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $1.2M in grants paid.

How large is Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc?

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc?

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc operate?

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New York.

What is Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc's EIN?

Sisterhood Is Global Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3300107. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 25, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 15, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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