Women's Professional Forum
The foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities for women and girls to achieve their leadership and professional dreams.
Women's Professional Forum at a glance
In short: Women's Professional Forum gave $27K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,000
- +40.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,750
- -29.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $735,186
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Women's Professional Forum
- Next open deadline
- January 31, 2027 (Women's Professional Forum Foundation Grant Program)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Women's Professional Forum
Who Women's Professional Forum funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Women's Resource Center ($10K). Together the top 4 received $27K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Women's Professional Forum gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $7K (2023) to $27K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Resource Center Greensboro, NC | To support the women to work program is a core service of the wrc. It offers job readiness, training, and placement support services designed to address women's unique needs- primarily single mothers. It provides employment skills, retention, and financial literacy education- including career assessment, resume writing, budgeting, communication and time management. | $10,000 |
| Congolese Community Greensboro, NC | Funds were for the culturally sensitive computer literacy (CSCL) program whichprovides computer basics training in english, french and swahili, and a free laptopdevice to participants who complete the program. This CSCL program addresseseconomic mobility in that it allows women to acquire basic computer skills needed forcareer advancement and further education in a society that has become dependent ontechnology. | $6,500 |
| Sisters Circle International High Point, NC | To support the she works and wins program which supports 100 underserved women's employment in greensboro and high point. Its goal is to provide underserved women the opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency and resources to empower them to reach their highest potential. | $5,500 |
| Marva's Outreach Mission Greensboro, NC | Marva's outreach mission (MOM) is one of the few organizations in the triad that employs a peer support model specifically aimed at addressing domestic violence against women. MOM's mission seeks to inspire, empower, educate, and create opportunities that will inform communities and help reduce incidents of domestic violence. The agency merges the skills and experiences of peer support specialists with art as therapy, supportive group sessions, and one-on-one meetings. Our approach educates and inspires women to achieve both personal and professional success. | $5,000 |
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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 | $735,186 | $67,969 | $46,443 | $27,000 | 4 | $14,545 |
| 2024 | $672,156 | $44,099 | $40,031 | $19,250 | 2 | $12,642 |
| 2023 | $617,919 | $41,832 | $41,505 | $6,500 | 1 | $9,781 |
| 2022 | $545,963 | $56,297 | $39,290 | $19,500 | 3 | $8,283 |
| 2021 | $615,763 | $70,597 | $36,013 | $21,600 | 3 | $6,749 |
| 2020 | $545,866 | $44,483 | $31,789 | $11,000 | 2 | $8,032 |
| 2019 | $499,337 | $64,361 | $74,711 | — | — | — |
About Women's Professional Forum
Based on IRS filings
Women's Professional Forum is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Greensboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $735K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Women's Professional Forum is led by Susan Gutterman, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Gutterman
President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
2nd Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernestine Taylor
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Marriott
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha Peddrick
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Meinecke
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Fischer
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Hanlin
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Byrd
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Foster
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Borroughs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Trosch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chandra Hackenbruch
Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jody Susong
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Burton
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neena Ballard
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Andrea Bunn (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Mencarini (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Keyshia H. Gray (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Leslie Lloyd Isakoff (2022–2024) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Frenesa Hall (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jean Pudlo (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Susan Russell (2019–2022) — Fundraising & Communications
- Former: Murphy Sullivan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kim Eder (2022) — President
- Former: Altina Layman (2019–2021) — Fundraising & Communications Chair
- Former: Kate Panzer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nicole Hayes (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robin Hager (2019–2021) — Grants Chair & Director
- Former: Kim Cummings (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Dee Blake (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Keyshia Hall (2021) — Director
- Former: Anne Smith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Janice Lanier (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sue Kennedy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Erica Parker (2020) — Grants Chair
- Former: Katie Klod (2020) — Gle Chair
- Former: Melanie Tuttle (2020) — Director
- Former: Andy Bunn (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kim Cummings Carson (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's Professional Forum
How much does Women's Professional Forum give each year?
Women's Professional Forum gave $27K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.
What is Women's Professional Forum's typical grant size?
Women's Professional Forum's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $6,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Women's Professional Forum give grants?
Women's Professional Forum gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Greensboro, NC (3 grants).
Does Women's Professional Forum give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Women's Professional Forum's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Women's Professional Forum?
Women's Professional Forum reported $735K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $68K.
What is Women's Professional Forum?
Women's Professional Forum is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Greensboro, NC. It holds $735K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Women's Professional Forum's EIN?
Women's Professional Forum's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1457211. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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