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Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sanford, NC EIN: 20-2761991 Website

To provide support for the scholarship, awards, designated fund and headquarters operations of the society of women engineers.

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc gave $454K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $454K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$454,100
+7.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$454,100
+7.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$454,100
Total assets
$17,346,022
+9.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc

Who Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Society of Women Engineers: $454KSociety of Women Engineers$454K

The largest 2025 recipient was Society of Women Engineers ($454K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chicago

How Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $302K (2021) to $454K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $454K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Society of Women Engineers Chicago, ILAwards and Scholarships$454,100
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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$17,346,022$1,705,931$752,634$454,1001$1,205,008
2024$15,777,795$1,097,813$665,169$421,8501$502,959
2023$14,043,467$776,704$650,387$398,2881$334,202
2022$12,880,425$978,863$653,911$408,8251$521,576
2021$14,896,615$1,499,562$484,392$301,9121$899,605
2020$11,561,073$648,914$562,004$325,6401$398,986

About Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Sanford, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $454K. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc is led by Janis Mantini, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janis Mantini

    Chair

    Secretary → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Studlick

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula McDonald

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim O'Rourke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Roberts McKenzie

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Doty

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Stromberg

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Teig

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Cassi Janakos (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ester Barbuto Bergen (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Sandra Postel (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Dianne Beever (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ester Barbuto (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Marge Inden (2020) — Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc

How much does Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc give each year?

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc gave $454K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $422K across 1 grant.

How large is Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc?

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc reported $17.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc?

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Sanford, NC. It holds $17.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc operate?

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc's EIN?

Society of Women Engineers Endowment Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2761991. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 20, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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