Women's Refugee Commission Inc
To improve the lives and protect the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis. The Women's Refugee Commission envisions a world in which refugees are safe, healthy and reliant and seeks to drive change in humanitarian practice.
Women's Refugee Commission Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,469,485
- -44.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,559,429
- -43.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $184,707
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,259,075
- -30.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Women's Refugee Commission Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Women's Refugee Commission Inc gives
- Giving fell 61% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $162K (2019). In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uc Hastings Foundation San Francisco, CA | Migrant Rights & Justice | $25,000 |
| Human Rights First New York, NY | Migrant Rights & Justice | $25,000 |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project New York, NY | Migrant Rights & Justice | $6,250 |
| Church World Service Elkhart, IN | Migrant Rights & Justice | $6,250 |
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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 | $4,469,485 | $3,559,429 | $6,259,075 | — | — | $184,707 |
| 2024 | $8,059,708 | $6,337,835 | $9,059,581 | — | — | $204,254 |
| 2023 | $10,921,937 | $11,646,918 | $8,960,873 | — | — | $118,289 |
| 2022 | $6,908,398 | $7,710,849 | $9,506,512 | $62,500 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | $9,663,456 | $8,279,185 | $9,760,492 | $35,034 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | $11,245,054 | $4,594,381 | $9,560,902 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $14,760,814 | $11,325,525 | $9,239,648 | $161,959 | 3 | — |
About Women's Refugee Commission Inc
Based on IRS filings
Women's Refugee Commission Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $185K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Women's Refugee Commission Inc is led by Sarah Costa, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 8 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah Costa
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$243K (2019) → $250K (2025)
Alexandra Arriaga
Co-Chairman
Director → Co-Chair, 2021
Co-Chair → Co-Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ivonne Dersch
Co-Chairman
Director → Co-Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Kuebler
Senior Director & Ext. Committee
Senior Director Ext Committee → Senior Director & External Communications, 2023
Senior Director & External Communications → Senior Director & Ext. Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$153K (2019) → $189K (2025)
Foni Joyce Vuni
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$29K (2025)
Nicole Jordania
Senior Director & Inst. Giving
Senior Director & Institutional Giving → Senior Director & Inst. Giving, 2025
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$152K (2024) → $172K (2025)
Katherine Acerra
Senior Director & Individual Giving
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$174K (2025)
Catherine Cook Lacour
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Pozen
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nandana Sen
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yen Pottinger
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adela Cristina Coman
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Berkeley Warburton
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Manatt
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Noyes
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trish Malloch Brown
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devjani Dev
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Schaffner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leni Moore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eldar Kekic
Vice President, Finance & Administrator
Senior Director, Finance & Administrator → Vice President, Finance & Administrator, 2021
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$134K (2020) → $187K (2025)
Diana Groh
Chief Writer & Editor
Cheif Writer & Editor → Chief Writer Editor & Communications, 2023
Chief Writer Editor & Communications → Chief Writer & Editor, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$144K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Melanie Nezer
Vice President, Advocacy & External Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$189K (2025)
Heather Beckman
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leila Milani
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Dale Buscher (2019–2024) — Vice President & Programs
- Former: Sandra Krause (2019–2024) — Senior Director & Sexual Reproductive Health
- Former: Sandra Tully (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Maddy Dwertman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Alex Arriage (2023–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Bradford McGann (2024) — Director
- Former: Analisa Allen (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Carrie Welch (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Liz Appel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Beth Daniels (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Gayatri Patel (2023) — Vice President of External Relations
- Former: Madelyn Adamson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Suhas Yerra (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Katharina Obser (2022) — Senior Director Migrant Rights
- Former: Steven McGann (2022) — Co-Chair
- Former: Amb Donald Steinberg (2019–2021) — Co-Chair
- Former: Barbara Hack (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Deborah Tolman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Joan Timoney (2019–2021) — Vice President of Advocacy
- Former: Martha Gallo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michelle Brane (2019–2021) — Senior Director Migrant Rights
- Former: Zrinka Bralo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jacqueline Hart (2021) — Senior Director Strategy
- Former: Eileen Serra (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Daniels (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jocelyn Cunningham (2019–2020) — Co-Chair
- Former: Joy Bunson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Malini Saba (2019–2020) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $250K, to Sarah Costa (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Women's Refugee Commission Inc
How large is Women's Refugee Commission Inc?
Women's Refugee Commission Inc reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.
What is Women's Refugee Commission Inc?
Women's Refugee Commission Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New York, NY. It holds $4.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Women's Refugee Commission Inc operate?
Women's Refugee Commission Inc has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New York.
What is Women's Refugee Commission Inc's EIN?
Women's Refugee Commission Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3668128. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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