Together Women Rise
Together Women Rise is a public charity based in Greenville, South Carolina, that supports global gender equality through grants and partnerships. Its website describes it as a community of women and allies that learns about and advocates for gender equality, funds organizations empowering women and girls in low-income communities in the Global South, and builds community.
Together Women Rise at a glance
In short: Together Women Rise gave $1.1M across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $48K), top state New York. 59% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,053,615
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,892
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $1,800,720
- +17.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 59% first-time grantees (13 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (40% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Together Women Rise
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 25633, Greenville, SC 29616
Phone: (864) 335-8401
Website: https://togetherwomenrise.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Together Women Rise funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shared Interest ($110K). Together the top 10 received $675K.
Grant Size Distribution
100 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 100 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The funder’s website defines the Global South as countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East. The Featured Grants program does not fund projects in the United States or countries sanctioned by the United States. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to New York (40%), California (19%), Colorado (9%), Washington, D.C. (7%), and Washington (7%). These figures describe recipients’ states, not necessarily the locations where projects operate.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Together Women Rise open to new grantees?
59%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 22 grantees (59%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $49K; repeat grants $47K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $46K repeat.
- 32% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $775K (2021) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Interest New York, NY | Social Justice | $110,000 |
| Equality Now New York, NY | Social Justice | $75,000 |
| Equimundo Washington DC, DC | Social Justice | $75,000 |
| Landesa Seattle, WA | Social Justice | $75,000 |
| Asante Africa Foundation Livermore, CA | Education | $60,000 |
| Kakenya's Dream Arlington, VA | Education | $60,000 |
| Refushe (Formally Heshima Kenya) Chicago, IL | Education | $60,000 |
| Save the Rain Mount Shasta, CA | Clean Water | $60,000 |
| For the Good Glenwood Springs, CO | Education | $50,000 |
| Kupona Foundation Saratoga Springs, NY | Maternal Health/Soci | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 grant total covered 22 grants; the 2024 and 2023 totals covered 18 and 17 grants, respectively.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,800,720 | $2,667,959 | $2,334,892 | $1,053,615 | 22 | $56,161 |
| 2024 | $1,538,397 | $2,206,738 | $2,228,192 | $998,522 | 18 | $20,617 |
| 2023 | $1,326,637 | $2,097,963 | $2,126,497 | $990,325 | 17 | $20,454 |
| 2022 | $1,355,813 | $2,093,182 | $2,061,013 | $941,244 | 17 | $4,991 |
| 2021 | $1,342,148 | $2,176,715 | $1,875,149 | $774,775 | 26 | — |
| 2020 | $1,475,315 | $2,090,053 | $1,960,687 | $880,475 | 24 | — |
| 2019 | $1,062,988 | $2,022,298 | $2,077,562 | $955,302 | 25 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Together Women Rise’s mission is to “cultivate the collective power of community to achieve global gender equality.” Its website says it funds projects serving women and girls in low-income Global South communities, including work on economic opportunities, education, health, safety and security, leadership, and climate justice. It notes that some grants use integrated approaches to address interconnected challenges.
Examples from the 2025 filing illustrate the work supported. Kakenya’s Dream’s project provides marginalized girls at risk of FGM/C and child marriage access to holistic high school education. Kupona Foundation’s project supports holistic treatment and socioeconomic empowerment for women living with obstetric fistula. Asante Africa Foundation’s project trains and certifies single mothers in digital literacy and STEM. These are descriptions of the grantees’ projects, not Together Women Rise’s own programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Together Women Rise reported 22 grants totaling $1,053,615. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $110,000, with a median of $50,000. Its website says the Featured Grants Program awards at least 12 grants per calendar year, generally $35,000–$50,000 over a 24-month term. Featured Grants are awarded through an annual application process. Transformation Partnerships address root causes of gender inequality and are by invitation only.
The largest 2025 grants included Shared Interest ($110,000), Equality Now ($75,000), Equimundo ($75,000), and Landesa ($75,000). Other notable grants included Asante Africa Foundation, Kakenya’s Dream, Refushe, and Save the Rain ($60,000 each), and For the Good, Kupona Foundation, Lotus Outreach International, and MAIA ($50,000 each). The filing identifies Equality Now, Equimundo, Landesa, and Shared Interest as Transformation Partners. For example, Equality Now’s stated mission is to pursue legal and systemic change addressing violence and discrimination against women and girls; Landesa works to secure land rights; and Shared Interest facilitates access to finance for marginalized businesses in Africa.
The Featured Grants guidelines describe projects as needing to create lasting change, respond to solutions identified by the women and girls served, include their perspectives, demonstrate direct impact, and show the ability to monitor and evaluate the project. They also state that featured grantees should be sustainable organizations with multiple funding sources. The 2026 application deadline of June 5, 2026 has passed. The filing says grantees submit six- and 12-month progress reports, reviewed under the oversight of the Director of Grants and Partnerships.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Beverley Francis-Gibson as CEO; Cheryl Holland as Board Chair; Vicky Bush-Joseph as Vice Chair; Kathy Fitts and Kerri Howard as Treasurer; Susan Klein-Rothschild as Secretary; and Margot Bradley, Barbara Collins, Colleen Kill, and Rachel Peterson as board members. Barbara Collins’s listed role is “Cofounder/Bo” in the filing.
Together Women Rise is led by Beverley Francis-Gibson, CEO on every filing since 2022; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beverley Francis-Gibson
CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$107K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Cheryl Holland
Board Chair
Board → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Collins
Cofounder
Board → Cofounder, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Betsy Teutsch
Secretary
Board → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Fitts
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Silverstein
Board
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Kill
Board
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Srividya Prakash
Board
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Klein-Rothschild
Secretary
Board → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicky Bush-Joseph
Vice Chair
Board → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerri Howard
Treasurer
Board → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margot Bradley
Board
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Peterson
Board
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Workman
Board
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Ritter
Board
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vinola Vincent-Munyon
Board
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Caren Senter (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jo Debolt (2019–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Lynn O'Connell (2019–2023) — Board Past C
- Former: Sarah Durry (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Tara Larose (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Carolyn Rhodes (2023) — Board
- Former: Eva Habib (2023) — Board
- Former: Renee Losh (2019–2022) — Board
- Former: Betsy Smulyan (2021–2022) — Former Interim
- Former: Beth Ellen Holimon (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Shaniece Criss (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: Carrie Hessler-Radelet (2020–2021) — Board
- Former: Carol Kissal (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Cynthia Radford (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Susan Stall (2019–2020) — Past Board C
- Former: Carrie Radelet (2019) — Board
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 $157K, to Beverley Francis-Gibson (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Together Women Rise
How much does Together Women Rise give each year?
Together Women Rise gave $1.1M across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $999K across 18 grants.
What is Together Women Rise's typical grant size?
Together Women Rise's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $47,892, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Together Women Rise that year got $49K on average.
Where does Together Women Rise give grants?
Together Women Rise's top state is New York, with 40% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (19%) and Colorado (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (6 grants) and San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Does Together Women Rise give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Together Women Rise's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (9 grants) and "Social Justice" (4 grants).
Who are Together Women Rise's largest grantees?
Together Women Rise's largest 2025 grantees include Shared Interest ($110,000), Equality Now ($75,000) and Equimundo ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Together Women Rise?
Together Women Rise reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What does Together Women Rise fund?
Together Women Rise’s mission is to “cultivate the collective power of community to achieve global gender equality.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Together Women Rise?
Together Women Rise has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check togetherwomenrise.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Together Women Rise's EIN?
Together Women Rise's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0031928. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 21, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Together Women Rise funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/together-women-rise-morg_35a07b8d5fc244c5b753a2f216121a10
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