Woman's Club of Palo Alto
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Woman's Club of Palo Alto at a glance
In short: Woman's Club of Palo Alto reported $30K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $30,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +117.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,174,728
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $232,882
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,702
- -14.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $198,210
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Woman's Club of Palo Alto
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Woman's Club of Palo Alto
Who Woman's Club of Palo Alto funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $30K (2025). In 2025 it reported $30K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rise Together Education Palo Alto, CA | General Support | $4,000 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program East Palo Alto, CA | General Support | $4,000 |
| Resource Area for Teaching San Jose, CA | General Support | $2,500 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services Redwood City, CA | General Support | $1,700 |
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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 | $1,174,728 | $232,882 | $198,210 | $30,000 | Total only | $10,702 |
| 2024 | $1,150,456 | $250,470 | $191,118 | $13,827 | Total only | $12,525 |
| 2023 | $1,083,006 | $188,117 | $155,025 | $18,000 | Total only | $4,861 |
| 2022 | $1,042,914 | $251,404 | $144,372 | $12,355 | Total only | $211 |
| 2021 | $937,822 | $195,131 | $119,346 | $12,200 | 4 | $19 |
| 2020 | $871,917 | $194,268 | $145,473 | $28,000 | 5 | $35 |
| 2019 | $838,198 | $258,620 | $156,678 | $10,000 | Total only | $35 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Woman's Club of Palo Alto
Based on IRS filings
Woman's Club of Palo Alto is a public charity, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $30K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $11K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Woman's Club of Palo Alto is led by Lisa Knox, Co-President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Knox
Co-President
Board Members → Recording Secretary, 2022
Recording Secretary → Co-President, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Norton
Co-President
Board Members → Co-President, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Rohde
First Vice President
Finance Officer → First Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Manning
Finance Officer
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ginnie Noh
Second Vice President
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Alpan
Recording Secretary
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Nurre
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Borton
Corresponding Secretary
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Jenn Wagstaff-Hinton (2022–2023) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Nomi Trapnel (2022–2023) — Finance Officer
- Former: Patricia Emslie (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Barbara Hartford Mee (2023) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Suzanne Attenborough (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Ellen Rosenblum (2019–2022) — Board Members
- Former: Mary Griffith (2019–2022) — Board Members
- Former: Sue Krumbein (2019–2022) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Paula Collins (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Lee Langhammer Law (2021–2022) — Board Members
- Former: Maria Spasojevic (2021–2022) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Cam Chan (2022) — Board Members
- Former: Abby Bradski (2020–2021) — Board Members
- Former: Anne Gregor (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Joan Zwiep (2020–2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Luanne Kalman (2021) — Board Members
- Former: Pat Emslie (2021) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Carolyn Pierce (2019–2020) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Donna Sheridan (2020) — Board Members
- Former: Susan Kaye (2020) — Board Members
- Former: Annette Ross (2019) — Board Members
- Former: Carol Diamond (2019) — Board Members
- Former: Cathy Kroymann (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Jenny Stone (2019) — Board Members
- Former: Judy Creek (2019) — Board Members
- Former: Lisa Sten (2019) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Lolly Osborne (2019) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Margo Ogus (2019) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Meg Monroe (2019) — Finance Officer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Woman's Club of Palo Alto
How much does Woman's Club of Palo Alto give each year?
Woman's Club of Palo Alto reported $30K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $14K in grants paid.
How large is Woman's Club of Palo Alto?
Woman's Club of Palo Alto reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $233K.
Where does Woman's Club of Palo Alto operate?
Woman's Club of Palo Alto has awarded grants in California.
What is Woman's Club of Palo Alto's EIN?
Woman's Club of Palo Alto's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6090501. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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