Women's Philanthropic Union
Women's Philanthropic Union is a private foundation, based in Cleveland Heights, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $745K. Net investment income was $678K.
Women's Philanthropic Union at a glance
In short: Women's Philanthropic Union gave $745K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $373K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $745,000
- -2.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $372,500
- +95.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $372,500
- Total assets
- $3,997,440
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Women's Philanthropic Union funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YWCA of Greater Cleveland ($390K). Together the top 2 received $745K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 10 grants of 14 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Women's Philanthropic Union gives
- Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 74% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $600K (2022) to $790K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $745K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YWCA of Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH | Funding of general operations of cogswell hall facility to enable organization to make safe living quarters available to women of all ages. This organization is independent of women's philanthropic union (WPU), however, the president of ywca of greater cleveland is entitled to ex-officio membership on the WPU board. | $390,000 |
| Friendly Inn Settlement House Inc Cleveland, OH | Funding of general operations to enable organization to further its neighborhood settlement work largely centered in the carver housing project. This organization is independent of women's philanthropic union (WPU), however, the president of friendly inn is entitled to ex-officio membership on the WPU board. Several WPU board members have served past or present board memberships of friendly inn. | $355,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,997,440 | $678,225 | $754,924 | $745,000 | 2 | $747,348 | $678,225 | $1,009,155 |
| 2024 | $4,074,139 | $549,171 | $775,395 | $763,277 | 4 | $765,405 | $547,725 | $941,313 |
| 2023 | $4,253,300 | $666,620 | $702,494 | $686,968 | 3 | $689,141 | $664,758 | $845,677 |
| 2022 | $4,220,743 | $721,873 | $613,487 | $600,000 | 2 | $602,123 | $720,196 | $858,321 |
| 2021 | $4,112,357 | $615,145 | $803,382 | $790,000 | 3 | $791,938 | $613,436 | $822,645 |
| 2020 | $4,300,594 | $543,084 | $743,560 | $735,000 | 2 | — | $530,558 | $710,708 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Women's Philanthropic Union reported a distributable amount of $1.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Women's Philanthropic Union is led by Edith Phillips, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edith Phillips
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Coleman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yolanda Armstrong
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Gilbride
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyson Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Forbes Fields
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Stimpert
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Mersol
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Schickler
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberle Gottfried
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Potts
At Large
Secretary → At Large, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Robert Tucker (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Yolanda Armstrong Adams (2022) — Director
- Former: Brittany O'Connor (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Margaret Mitchell (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ethel Horvath (2020) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Women's Philanthropic Union
How much does Women's Philanthropic Union give each year?
Women's Philanthropic Union gave $745K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $763K across 4 grants.
How large is Women's Philanthropic Union?
Women's Philanthropic Union reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $747K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Women's Philanthropic Union operate?
Women's Philanthropic Union has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Women's Philanthropic Union's EIN?
Women's Philanthropic Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0782268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
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