Zonta Foundation for Women
The mission of the Zonta Foundation for Women is to raise and provide financial resources for zonta international service projects and educational programs. The foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported by voluntary contributions from zonta members, clubs, districts and friends of zonta who share its vision for a better world for women and girls. Zonta international is a leading global organization of individuals working together to build a better world for women and girls. Zonta international envisions a world in whichwomen's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is ableto achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access toall resources and are represented in decision-making positions on anequal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in the fear ofviolence.
Zonta Foundation for Women at a glance
In short: Zonta Foundation for Women gave $3.3M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,250,000
- +543.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $1,083,333
- Median grant
- $1,000,000
- Total assets
- $22,642,185
- +13.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Zonta Foundation for Women funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United States Fund for UNICEF ($2.3M across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $3.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 6 grants of 11 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $505K (2024) to $4.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $3.3M.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Fund for UNICEF New York, NY | International Service Project "Programme to Accelerate Global Action" | $1,500,000 |
| USA for Unfpa Inc New York, NY | International service project "transformative climate action in mozambique, madagascar, south sudan" | $1,000,000 |
| United States Fund for UNICEF New York, NY | International service project "virtual safe space for women & girls" | $750,000 |
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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 | $22,642,185 | $4,494,012 | $4,654,021 | $3,250,000 | 3 | $487,236 |
| 2024 | $19,881,568 | $2,965,646 | $1,265,595 | $505,000 | Total only | $-28,918 |
| 2023 | $18,461,863 | $2,193,656 | $4,185,178 | $3,200,000 | 4 | $-186,214 |
| 2022 | $19,386,049 | $7,047,479 | $1,110,557 | $522,000 | Total only | $3,704,814 |
| 2021 | $19,731,050 | $2,718,875 | $4,986,365 | $4,000,000 | 4 | $287,984 |
| 2020 | $16,836,472 | $4,336,425 | $1,369,695 | $749,817 | Total only | $667,131 |
| 2019 | $16,279,439 | $2,717,265 | $4,982,325 | $4,000,000 | 3 | $8,414 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Zonta Foundation for Women
Based on IRS filings
Zonta Foundation for Women is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Oak Brook, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3.3M. Net investment income was $487K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Zonta Foundation for Women is led by Salla Tuominen, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Salla Tuominen
President
Vice President → President - Elect, 2023
President - Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Radavich
Executive Director
Aed & Interim Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathleen Ferguson
Director of Finance
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Dersch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jyotsana Pandya
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Akofio-Sowah
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ofelia Bautista
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillippa Jacobs-Lory
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Unna Huh
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivienne Shen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Souella Maria Cumming
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Venn-Brown
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fernanda Gallo-Freschi
President-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Allison Summers (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Ute Scholz (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Fernanda Gall Freschi (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Anne-Marie French-Cudjoe (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Annika Branstrom (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brittany Vaughan (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Monika Geise (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Renee Coppock (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Teresa Lin (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Sandy Venn-Brown (2023) — Director
- Former: Mari McKenzie (2019–2022) — Treasurer & Secretary
- Former: Sharon Langenbeck (2019–2022) — Presdient
- Former: Akiko Kinoshita (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dorte M. Olesen (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Florence Fischer-Herber (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Hortense Chekete (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ina Wasserling (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Christina Rylander Bergqvist (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Judith Lynne Gorton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lalivan Karnchanachari (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Margaret Bateman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marguerite Akossi Mvongo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sigrid Duden (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Von Bassewitz (2019–2020) — President
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 Zonta Foundation for Women
How much does Zonta Foundation for Women give each year?
Zonta Foundation for Women gave $3.3M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $505K in grants paid.
What is Zonta Foundation for Women's typical grant size?
Zonta Foundation for Women's median grant in 2025 was $1,000,000, and its average grant was $1,083,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Zonta Foundation for Women give grants?
Zonta Foundation for Women gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Zonta Foundation for Women give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Zonta Foundation for Women's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Zonta Foundation for Women?
Zonta Foundation for Women reported $22.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.5M.
What is Zonta Foundation for Women?
Zonta Foundation for Women is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Oak Brook, IL. It holds $22.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Zonta Foundation for Women's EIN?
Zonta Foundation for Women's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3396932. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 23, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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