Working for Women Inc
Working for Women invests dollars and skills from business into nonprofits supporting women who want to enter and stay in the workforce to become financially independent.
Working for Women Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $347,273
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $550,180
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,812
- Expenses (2025)
- $524,599
- +77.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Working for Women Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Working for Women Inc
Who Working for Women 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
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $120 (2021) to $120K (2022). In 2022 it made 6 grants totaling $120K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bottomless Closet New York, NY | Financial Workshop | $20,000 |
| Chica Project Quincy, MA | Schooling Program | $20,000 |
| New Women New Yorkers New York, NY | Interview Modeling | $20,000 |
| Unshattered Hopewell Junction, NY | Women Leadership | $20,000 |
| Women Employed Chicago, IL | Entrepreneurship | $20,000 |
| Women's Way Philadelphia, PA | Economic Research | $20,000 |
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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 | $347,273 | $550,180 | $524,599 | — | — | $10,812 |
| 2024 | $310,033 | $503,271 | $294,980 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $85,938 | $249,225 | $246,339 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $80,697 | $58,980 | $319,933 | $120,000 | 6 | — |
| 2021 | $340,055 | $347,373 | $114,700 | $120 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $108,450 | $102,306 | $47,484 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Working for Women Inc
Based on IRS filings
Working for Women Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Kingston, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $347K in total assets. Net investment income was $11K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Working for Women Inc is led by Elisabeth Bengtson, CEO on every filing since 2022; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elisabeth Bengtson
CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$90K (2022) → $103K (2025)
Marla Gitterman
Board President
Chair → Board President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anjana Pursnani
Board Member
Vice Chair → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Botwick
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Weiss
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Mirchandani
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Jones
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Hirth Vuleta
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Vettese
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Girija Venugopal
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kivalena Starr
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Carol Staubi (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Positano (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Megan Simmons (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Phil Roberts (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Chantel Febus (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Elisabeth Beth Bengston (2020–2021) — CEO
- Former: Michelle Mirandani (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marjorie McCord (2020) — Secretary
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Elisabeth Bengtson (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Working for Women Inc
How large is Working for Women Inc?
Working for Women Inc reported $347K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $550K.
What is Working for Women Inc?
Working for Women Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Kingston, NY. It holds $347K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Working for Women Inc operate?
Working for Women Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Working for Women Inc's EIN?
Working for Women Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4410382. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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