The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R
Dedicated to making a long-term positive impact on womens health
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R at a glance
In short: The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R gave $54K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $54,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $18,000
- Median grant
- $21,000
- Total assets
- $755,875
- +101.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ucsd Foundation ($26K). Together the top 3 received $54K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2020) to $54K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $54K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ucsd Foundation La Jolla, CA | — | $26,000 |
| SDSU Research Foundation San Diego, CA | — | $21,000 |
| USD Hahn School of Nursing San Diego, CA | — | $7,000 |
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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 | $755,875 | $579,599 | $201,622 | $54,000 | 3 | $54,937 |
| 2024 | $376,150 | $182,538 | $184,177 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $378,522 | $109,448 | $166,676 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $435,162 | $214,948 | $133,983 | $20,000 | Total only | $21,102 |
| 2021 | $354,052 | $120,806 | $159,908 | $17,500 | Total only | $26,560 |
| 2020 | $393,154 | $251,413 | $157,179 | $17,500 | Total only | $14,443 |
| 2019 | $298,920 | $80,133 | $115,656 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R
Based on IRS filings
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R is a public charity, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $756K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $54K. Net investment income was $55K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R is led by Marla Black, Executive Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marla Black
Executive Director
Director & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$64K (2020) → $54K (2025)
Jane M. Georges
Chair Scholar Alumni
Board Member → Chair Scholar Alumni, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Gaffen
Board Chair
Board Member → Director & Secretary, 2023
Director & Secretary → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Z. Lacroix
Director
Director → Board Member, 2020
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mulvaney
Director
Director → Board Member, 2020
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Richman
Director
Director → Board Member, 2020
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angel Ryan
Director
Board Member → Director & Board Vice Chair, 2023
Director & Board Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Littlejohn
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie L. Slankard
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary H. Nunnally
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria E. Ramirez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Fortuna
Administrative Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
18 hrs/week
$30K (2025)
Susan M. Baxter
Immediate Past Chair
Board Member & Vice Chair → Director & Board Chair, 2023
Director & Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Sophy
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Adler
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Michele Prescott
Development Associate
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Trista Campbell
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Carol Tuggey (2019–2024) — Direcotr
- Former: Diana Hill (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: William A Wurch CPA JD LLM (2020–2024) — Director & Treasurer
- Former: Trista R Campell PhD RN CPHQ (2021–2024) — Director & Co-Chair
- Former: Carolyn Northrup (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Colleen Peterson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Marily Tedesco (2019–2022) — Board Member & Development Chair
- Former: Aditi Gnanasekar (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: M Carmen Columbo PhD MBA RN (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stanley Maloy PhD (2021–2022) — Board Member & Secretary
- Former: Abigail D'Agostino (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kay Christian Pierce (2019–2020) — Board Member & Secretary Treasurer
- Former: Mandy Butler PhD (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stacy Carota (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stanley Maloy PdD (2020) — Board Member
- Former: William Littlejohn (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brad Benter (2019) — Former Treasurer & Director
- Former: Hamilton Loeb Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathleen A Franklin (2019) — Former Board Co-Chair
- Former: Kristen Wells PhD MPH (2019) — Director
- Former: Ruth Curan (2019) — Director
- Former: Shelly Gellman (2019) — Director
- Former: Tauna Austin MS (2019) — Director
- Former: William A Wurch (2019) — CFO & 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $54K, to Marla Black (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R
How much does The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R give each year?
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R gave $54K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
What is The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R's typical grant size?
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R's median grant in 2025 was $21,000, and its average grant was $18,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R give grants?
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (2 grants).
How large is The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R?
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R reported $756K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $580K.
What is The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R's EIN?
The Doris a Howell Foundation for Womens Health R's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0715532. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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