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Women's Voices for the Earth

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 81-0501011 Website

Amplify women's voices to eliminate the toxic chemicals that harm our health and our communities.

Key facts about Women's Voices for the Earth

EIN
81-0501011
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$1,143,631

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1M

-24.4% YoY

Revenue

$724K

+8.7% YoY

Net Investment Income

$26K

+5262.0% YoY

Expenses

$1.1M

+18.7% YoY

About Women's Voices for the Earth

Based on IRS filings

Women's Voices for the Earth is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $26K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los AngelesOakland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2023) to $32K (2022). In 2023 it reported $250 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,143,631$1,513,518$1,764,176
Revenue$723,660$665,562$1,208,099
Expenses$1,133,209$954,314$747,533
Net Investment Income$25,791$481$24

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Women's Voices for the Earth is led by Nicole Acevedo, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicole Acevedo

    Chair

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Boma Brown-West

    Chair

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Garcia

    Co-Exec Director

    Executive Director → Co-Exec Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $117K (2025)

  • Debra Ereneberg

    Co-Exec Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Co-Exec Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $116K (2025)

  • Monica Schrock

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Wang

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyra Naumoff Shields

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charmaine Lang

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Braswell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elisa Ortiz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurel Royer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Klasing

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrienne Ellsworth

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aimee Thorne-Thomsen

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Cynthia Gutierrez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Debra Erenberg Former (2023) — Director
  • Former: Olivia Riutta Former (2023) — Director
  • Former: Sally Edwards Former (2023) — Director
  • Former: Aimee Thorne Thomsen (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Olivia Riutta (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sally Edwards (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Christian Adams (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Isabelle Chaudry (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Karla James (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tamara Toles-O'Laughlin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Annie Watson (2020) — Director
  • Former: Marya Torrez (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

Amber Garcia — Co-Exec Dire: $117KAmber GarciaCo-Exec Dire$117KDebra Ereneberg — Co-Exec Dire: $116KDebra ErenebergCo-Exec Dire$116K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $117K, to Amber Garcia (Co-Exec Dire). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Women's Voices for the Earth

How large is Women's Voices for the Earth?

Women's Voices for the Earth reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $724K.

What is Women's Voices for the Earth?

Women's Voices for the Earth is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Denver, CO. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Women's Voices for the Earth operate?

Women's Voices for the Earth has awarded grants in California.

What is Women's Voices for the Earth's EIN?

Women's Voices for the Earth's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0501011. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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