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Women Win Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 26-4645645 Website

We apply innovative ways to keep advancing girls and womens rights in the broadest sense of the word. We do this by empowering adolescent girls and young women to exercise their rights through sport and play and by building impactful cross-sector partnerships between womens rights organizations and corporate stakeholders through participatory design and play-based implementation and to perform activities which are incidental to or may be conducive to any of the forgoing.

Women Win Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Women Win Foundation Inc gave $40K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $13K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$39,995
Grants made (2024)
3
Average grant
$13,332
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$10,100,643
Primary geography
New York (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

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Who Women Win Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Astrea: $20KAstrea$20KSoccer Without Borders: $10KSoccer Without Borders$10KSkate Like A Girl: $10KSkate Like A Girl$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Astrea ($20K). Together the top 3 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WatertownBaltimoreCharlottesvChicagoNew YorkPortlandSeattle

How Women Win Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−11%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2024) to $135K (2022). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Astrea New York, NYHuman Rights$20,000
Soccer Without Borders Baltimore, MDWomens Sports$10,000
Skate Like A Girl Seattle, WAWomens Sports$9,995
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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
2024$10,100,643$1,495,829$1,226,284$39,9953$443,879
2022$12,293,588$11,903,095$3,330,621$134,9714—
2021$3,728,912$4,578,764$1,166,726$45,0001—

About Women Win Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Women Win Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $10.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $444K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Women Win Foundation Inc is led by Astrid Aafjes, President on every filing since 2021; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Astrid Aafjes

    President

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrice Thramer

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Bobenrieth

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Matuska

    Key Employee

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $96K (2024)

  • Marissa Wesely

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Andrews

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Maria Bobenrie (2021–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Nicole Matuska — Key Employee: $96KNicole MatuskaKey Employee$96K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $96K, to Nicole Matuska (Key Employee).

Frequently asked questions about Women Win Foundation Inc

How much does Women Win Foundation Inc give each year?

Women Win Foundation Inc gave $40K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

What is Women Win Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Women Win Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,332, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Women Win Foundation Inc give grants?

Women Win Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (25%) and Washington (25%).

Does Women Win Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Women Win Foundation Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Women Win Foundation Inc?

Women Win Foundation Inc reported $10.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Women Win Foundation Inc?

Women Win Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $10.1M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Women Win Foundation Inc's EIN?

Women Win Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4645645. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 18, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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