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Women's Bean Project

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-1144973 Website

To change women's lives by providing stepping stones to self-sufficiency through social enterprise.

Women's Bean Project at a glance

Total assets
$8,844,455
+1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,761,991
-23.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$147,887
+54.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,704,972
+15.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Women's Bean Project funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Denver

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $130K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Bean Factory Denver, COAssistance with Startup Costs$130,112
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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$8,844,455$2,761,991$2,704,972——$147,887
2024$8,737,808$3,598,737$2,335,885——$95,948
2023$7,492,295$6,466,941$2,363,671——$3,324,899
2022$7,419,490$2,971,101$2,145,397$130,1121$16,551
2021$2,568,392$2,591,688$1,673,896———
2020$1,711,430$1,748,729$1,600,382———

About Women's Bean Project

Based on IRS filings

Women's Bean Project is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $148K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Women's Bean Project is led by Tamra M. Ryan, CEO on every filing since 2020; 2 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tamra M. Ryan

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $99K (2020) → $128K (2025)

  • Shelby Mattingly

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Jochim

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bittner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Kuark

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bret Duston

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David Prichard

    Director

    Director → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2024

    Vice Chair & Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwen J. Young

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Stein Wallace

    Director

    Director → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Milly A. Christmann

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Harvey

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Lee

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Strohm

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Garcia-Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Romero

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Weinkle

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Kumagi

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Susanne Kevlyn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mairead Dolan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marci Lundy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne L. Davis

    Controller & CFO

    Controller → Controller & CFO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    55 hrs/week

    $71K (2020) → $90K (2025)

  • Stacy McCune Pojar

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James C. O'Donnell

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Ann Swanson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leah Russell (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Anna Conrad (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bob Kumagai (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bryce Kelley (2020–2022) — Direcotr
  • Former: Hope Errico Wisneski (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie McFall (2020–2022) — Direcotr
  • Former: Leslie Karnauskas (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Roger Twisselman (2020–2022) — Direcotr
  • Former: Holly Leeser (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Krystal Than (2020) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Tamra M Ryan — CEO (Thru 06/25): $128KTamra M RyanCEO (Thru 06/25)$128KAnne L Davis — Controller/CFO: $90KAnne L DavisController/CFO$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $128K, to Tamra M Ryan (CEO (Thru 06/25)). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Women's Bean Project

How large is Women's Bean Project?

Women's Bean Project reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.

What is Women's Bean Project?

Women's Bean Project is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Denver, CO. It holds $8.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Women's Bean Project operate?

Women's Bean Project has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Women's Bean Project's EIN?

Women's Bean Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1144973. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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