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Women Investment Professionals Inc

501(c)(6) organization Chicago, IL EIN: 36-4349923 Website

Enhance womens opportunities and growth in the investment industry by offering professional and personal development, educational programs, and networking opportunities

Women Investment Professionals Inc at a glance

Total assets
$396,773
-2.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$233,150
+5.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$245,849
+2.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Women Investment Professionals Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ChicagoLos AngelesNew York

How Women Investment Professionals Inc gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2021 to 2024. 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $10K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Open Books Chicago, IL—$5,000
Cara Collective Chicago, IL—$2,500
Thrive Scholars Los Angeles, CA—$2,500
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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$396,773$233,150$245,849———
2024$408,522$221,144$240,198$10,0003—
2023$451,551$208,078$248,337——$313
2022$491,810$160,381$132,681———
2021$463,609$209,951$86,435$5,0001—
2020$340,091$119,487$48,433———
2019$268,762$182,821$147,276———

About Women Investment Professionals Inc

Based on IRS filings

Women Investment Professionals Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $397K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Women Investment Professionals Inc is led by Stacy Scapino, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stacy Scapino

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Fearn

    Committee Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Binder

    Past President

    Treasurer & Director → President & Director, 2023

    President & Director → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Johnston

    Assistant Vice President Consultant Relations

    Director → Assistant Vice President Consultant Relations, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Odonnell

    Sponsorship Subcommittee

    Director → Sponsorship Subcommittee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Whittington

    Co-Chair Programming

    Director → Co-Chair Programming, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Collins White

    Co-Chair Programming

    Director → Co-Chair Programming, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Romanchuk

    Secretarytreasurer

    Treasurer & Director → Secretarytreasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Davies

    Committee

    Director → Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Fox

    Co-Chair Programming

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanna Herrick

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Cox

    Nominating Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Nancy Prial (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Angela Miller-May (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Denise Winchar (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beth Brewer (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Krueger (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Adela Ghinet (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Fran Skinner (2019–2022) — Vice President & Director
  • Former: Susan Small (2019–2022) — Past President & Director
  • Former: Donna Holmes (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Angela Miller May (2022) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Hugger (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Beers (2019–2020) — Vice President, Secretary & Director
  • Former: Joanne Hickman Dodd (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lauren Savino (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Hickey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Christina Cryer (2019) — President & Director
  • Former: Julianna Paterra (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michele Brennan (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nichole Graveen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Barnard (2019) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Women Investment Professionals Inc

How large is Women Investment Professionals Inc?

Women Investment Professionals Inc reported $397K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $233K.

What is Women Investment Professionals Inc?

Women Investment Professionals Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $397K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Women Investment Professionals Inc operate?

Women Investment Professionals Inc has awarded grants in California, Illinois, New York.

What is Women Investment Professionals Inc's EIN?

Women Investment Professionals Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4349923. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)

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