Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. See separate instructions. Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
WOMEN IN AMERICA INC
Employer identification number
27-2209046
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status
(All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
10
11
e
By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).
f
If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box
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g
Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the supported organization?
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11g(i)
(ii)
A family member of a person described in (i) above?
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11g(ii)
(iii)
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above?
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11g(iii)
h
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i) Name of supported organization
(ii) EIN
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions))
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document?
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support?
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.?
(vii) Amount of monetary support
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the
organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to
qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....
58,000
165,500
216,125
200,000
639,625
2
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4
Total. Add lines 1 through 3
58,000
165,500
216,125
200,000
639,625
5
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included
on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
323,878
6
Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
315,747
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
7
Amounts from line 4..
58,000
165,500
216,125
200,000
639,625
8
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
3
114
255
201
573
9
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..
2,400
2,400
11
Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).
642,598
12
Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions)
..................
12
13
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.................................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f))
.........
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15
Public support percentage for 2012 Schedule A, Part II, line 14
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15
16a
33 1/3% support test—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.......................
b
33 1/3% support test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....................
17a
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization
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b
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization
failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under
the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6
Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a
Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b
Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c
Add lines 7a and 7b..
8
Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
9
Amounts from line 6...
10a
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c
Add lines 10a and 10b.
11
Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)
..
13
Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..
14
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.............................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
.........
15
16
Public support percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 15
...............
16
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
Investment income percentage for 2013 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
......
17
18
Investment income percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 17
.............
18
19a
33 1/3% support tests—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
........
b
33 1/3% support tests—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions
.....
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 4
Part IV
Supplemental Information.
Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
Explanation
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Additional Data
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SCHEDULE O (Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ
Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
WOMEN IN AMERICA INC
Employer identification number
27-2209046
Return Reference
Explanation
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A
ORIGINATION THE W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED BY A CORE GROUP OF 11 SENIOR EXECUTIVE FEMALE LEADERS FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHO MET AT THE 2008 FORTUNE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN'S SUMMIT IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THESE WOMEN SHARE A PASSION FOR HELPING PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN IN OUR COUNTRY, WHO ARE EARLY IN THEIR CAREER LIFECYCLE, ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS THROUGH UNIQUE MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. SINCE THE CORE GROUP FIRST GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE CONCEPT IN DECEMBER 2008, THE GROUP HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 32 HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED FEMALE LEADERS ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRY LINES, PROFESSIONS AND COMPANIES. OVER THIS TIME THE PROGRAM EVOLVED CONSIDERABLY, AND LAUNCHED AS A PILOT IN NOVEMBER 2009 IN NEW YORK. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES THE OBJECTIVE OF W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA IS TO POSITION WOMEN EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS BY PROVIDING AN EXCLUSIVE THREE-YEAR EXPERIENCE THAT BUILDS TARGETED LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CREATES A VALUABLE SUPPORT NETWORK TO BE LEVERAGED OVER TIME, AND LEAVES MENTEES FEELING INSPIRED TO "PAY IT FORWARD" AND SHARE THEIR LEARNINGS WITH OTHER WOMEN. IN THE SHORT TERM, MENTEES, THROUGH THEIR ACCESS TO TOP WOMEN EXECUTIVES, WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR CAREERS AND BUSINESSES MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY COULD ON THEIR OWN. THE LONG TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE HAS TWO PARTS. * PART I IS TO ENABLE WOMEN TO FULFILL THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AND DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF WOMEN AS CEO'S, IN THE C-SUITE, BOARD ROLES AND OTHER PROMINENT LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THEIR CHOSEN PROFESSION. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO GIVE THE APPROPRIATE BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO ASPIRING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TO ENABLE THEM TO START THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES AND SUCCEED. IT CAN BE EXPECTED THAT THE RESULT WILL BE EXPONENTIAL BUSINESS GROWTH AND JOB CREATION. * PART II IS TO HAVE A PARADIGM SHIFT WHEREBY WOMEN ACTIVELY HELP OTHER WOMEN THROUGH A CONSCIOUS INCORPORATION OF "PAYING IT FORWARD" INTO THEIR LEADERSHIP STYLE AND DNA. YEAR 3 OF THE PROGRAM IS FOCUSED EXTENSIVELY ON THIS SIGNIFICANT ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. TARGET AUDIENCE W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA TARGETS ASPIRING, HIGH POTENTIAL WOMEN WITH: * FOUR TO SEVEN YEARS OF POST GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE * DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL TO "BREAKTHROUGH" TO A HIGH INFLUENCE, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP POSITION * DIVERSE PERSONAL BACKGROUNDS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES * CLEAR CAREER DIRECTION AND ASPIRATIONS * CAREERS IN INDUSTRIES/FUNCTIONS IN WHICH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO SUCCESS HAVE HISTORICALLY EXISTED * HIGHEST INTEGRITY * DESIRE TO LEARN AND "PAY IT FORWARD" PROGRAM STRUCTURE - CLUSTERS SEVERAL FACTORS MAKE THE STRUCTURE OF W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA UNIQUE INCLUDING A THREE YEAR COMMITMENT, AND "CLUSTERS" THAT GROUP MENTEES POSSESSING SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES WITH MENTORS BEST SUITED TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. THIS APPROACH ENCOURAGES ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT OF LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WHILE ALLOWING GROUPS TO FORM ALONG VARIOUS INDUSTRY LINES WITH SHARING EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES. THE PROGRAM CONTAINS THREE CLUSTERS: * PROFESSIONAL & CORPORATE SERVICES (FINANCE, BANKING, LAW, CONSULTING ETC); * BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS AND MARKETING (MARKETING, BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS ETC); * S.T.E.M. (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) THE PROGRAM EXECUTION IS ALSO UNIQUE. MENTEES HAVE ACCESS TO AN EXXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF HIGH PROFILE AND SUCCESSFUL FEMALE EXECUTIVE LEADERS WHO PROVIDE PRACTICAL AND AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP ADVICE THAT ADDRESSES MENTEES' SPECIFIC NEEDS. A BALANCE OF PERSONAL ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP DEVELOPMENT (I.E., CLUSTERS) ALONG WITH MENTORING, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WILL ENSURE A WELL-ROUNDED AND RELEVANT LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT MENTEES CAN IMMEDIATELY APPLY TO THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, MENTEES WILL MOVE THROUGH THREE DEFINED PHASES CONTINUALLY ENRICHED AND REFINED BASED UPON REAL-TIME PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK AND EARMARKED BY SELF-ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT GOALS: PHASE 1 - MENTORING & DEVELOPMENT: DURING YEARS 1 AND 2 MENTEES ENGAGE IN ACTIVE CLUSTER PARTICIPATION, EDUCATION AND MENTORING. THEY ATTEND CLUSTER GATHERINGS (GENERALLY EVERY SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS), SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME) LED TRI-CLUSTER EVENTS (INCLUDES ALL MENTEES AND MENTORS AS WELL AS SPECIAL GUESTS PROVIDING UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND LEARNINGS), AND OTHER EVENTS ADDRESSING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND CURRENT CHALLENGES. PHASE 2 - "PAYING IT FORWARD" AND TRANSITION TO ALUMNAE NETWORK: DURING YEAR 3, ALL MENTEES ARE REQUIRED TO "PAY IT FORWARD", EITHER ON THEIR OWN OR AS A GROUP, AND WILL BE INVITED AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO PRESENT UPDATES ON THEIR "PAY IT FORWARD" INITIATIVES TO THE BOARD OR AT A TRICLUSTER MEETING. IN THIS THIRD YEAR, MENTEES WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND ALL TRI-CLUSTER EVENTS AND THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY. MENTEES PLAY A SPECIAL ROLE IN THE ORIENTATION OF THE SUBSEQUENT CLASS OF NEW MENTEES, ACTING AS INFORMAL MENTORS TO THE NEWEST MEMBERS AND BEING AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND EXPAND THEIR NETWORK. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEIR "PAY IT FORWARD" YEAR, MENTEES WILL BE FORMALLY INDUCTED INTO THE W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA ALUMNAE NETWORK. PHASE 3 - W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA ALUMNAE: ALL GRADUATES REMAIN IN THE ALUMNAE NETWORK AND INDEPENDENTLY CONTINUE TO "PAY IT FORWARD" IN SOCIETY. THROUGH THE ALUMNAE NETWORK, GRADUATES WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURAL NETWORKING THAT HAS FORMED WITH FELLOW ALUMNAE AND THE MENTORS THEY HAVE MET THROUGH THE PROGRAM. SOME MENTEES MAY BE RECRUITED TO PARTICIPATE ON THE W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA ADVISORY BOARD TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND / OR TRI-CLUSTER EVENTS. UPON COMPLETION OF PHASE 3, IT IS EXPECTED MENTEES WILL HAVE DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING: 1) A CLEAR ARTICULATION OF THEIR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL; 2) A CLEAR ARTICULATION OF THEIR PERSONAL BRAND AND RESPECTIVE "ELEVATOR PITCH" 3) A PERSONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THAT SHOULD CHANGE OVER TIME 4) A MUCH EXPANDED ROLODEX ENCOMPASSING THEIR NETWORK OF PEERS, MENTORS, SPONSORS, AND OTHERS. 5) THE CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK EFFECTIVELY, IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS OR OTHERWISE
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A
PROGRAM STRUCTURE - TRI-CLUSTER EVENTS IN ADDITION TO THE CLUSTER MEETINGS, THREE TRI-CLUSTER EVENTS WILL BE HELD EACH YEAR. THE TRI-CLUSTER EVENTS BRING ALL CLUSTERS AND MENTORS/SPONSORS AND INVITED GUESTS TOGETHER FOR TWO SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: 1) TO PARTICIPATE IN SKILL BUILDING SESSIONS, FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, LED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE GROUP AND; 2) TO NETWORK WITH PEERS, MENTORS/SPONSORS AND INVITED GUESTS. PROGRAM BENEFITS W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA OFFERS SEVERAL KEY BENEFITS TO BOTH MENTEES AND MENTORS. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE MENTEES WITH THE TACTICAL TOOLS AND SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN PROFESSIONS WHERE WOMEN HAVE NOT CONSISTENTLY HELD CEO, SENIOR EXECUTIVE OR C-SUITE POSITIONS AND WHERE LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING PROGRAMS TARGETING WOMEN DO NOT TYPICALLY EXIST. MENTEES CAN APPLY THE TOOLS AND SKILLS ACQUIRED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS, WHILE LEVERAGING THEIR NEW NETWORK OF SENIOR FEMALE LEADERS AND MENTEES FOR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE. MENTEES WILL BE SOLIDLY POSITIONED TO "PAY IT FORWARD" BY BECOMING MENTORS THEMSELVES AND SHARING LESSONS LEARNED WITH FUTURE MENTEES. THROUGH INTERACTION WITH FELLOW HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED FEMALE LEADERS, MENTORS WILL EXPAND THEIR OWN NETWORKS, WHILE DEVELOPING PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY THROUGH SHARING INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCES AND "LESSONS LEARNED" WITH THE MENTEES. WE ALSO BELIEVE A KEY BY-PRODUCT OF OUR PROGRAM IS JOB CREATION IN THE LONGER TERM. AS OUR MENTEES GET BETTER AT WHAT THEY DO AND HAVE ACCESS TO ADVICE AND COUNSEL, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND EXPAND THEIR CAREERS AND BUSINESSES. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THESE HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL WOMEN PROVIDING CONFIDENCE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT, COUPLED WITH REFINED SKILLS CAN BE A POWERFUL CATALYST TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. AND CAN PROVIDE THE ANTIDOTE TO THE GLASS CEILING, SOMETHING WE BELIEVE CAN BE SHATTERED, ONE PANEL AT A TIME. THE BENEFITS OF THE W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA PROGRAM GO BEYOND THE POSITIVE IMPACTS TO THE MENTEES AND MENTORS. THIS PROGRAM HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT SOCIETY BY; ENABLING BUSINESS GROWTH THROUGH THE BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR & MARKETING CLUSTER; SUPPORTING THIS BUSINESS GROWTH THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL & CORPORATE SERVICES CLUSTER; BY ENHANCING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND REDUCING ATTRITION IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM CLUSTER). IN EACH INSTANCE THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC FEMALE BUSINESS LEADERS THROUGH THIS UNIQUE 3-YEAR LEADERSHIP MODEL AND TO INCORPORATE THESE LEARNINGS AND A PAY IT FORWARD MENTALITY INTO THE LEADERSHIP MODEL OF EACH GRADUATE AND THE WOMEN THEY SUPPORT GOING FORWARD. THE BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR AND MARKETING CLUSTER WILL TARGET WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PIVOTAL TO DRIVING GROWTH WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROFESSIONAL & CORPORATE SERVICES CLUSTER WILL TARGET WOMEN IN FIELDS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO SUPPORTING BUSINESSES AS THEY GROW INCLUDING LEGAL AND FINANCE PROFESSIONALS, BANKERS, ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS. THE STEM CLUSTER WILL TARGET WOMEN WORKING IN THE RAPIDLY GROWING FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH BY HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE SPECIFIC SKILLS AND NETWORKS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR WOMEN TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN THESE TRADITIONALLY MALE DOMINATED FIELDS. OVER THE LONGER TERM, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN ALL CLUSTERS WILL "PAY IT FORWARD" TO OTHER WOMEN CREATING AN ONGOING CYCLE OF WOMEN HELPING WOMEN. IN THE WORDS OF JOAN AMBLE, (CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRWOMAN OF W.O.M.E.N. IN AMERICA), "KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT AND NEVER COMPROMISE THE FIRST TO ACHIEVE THE SECOND." POST SCRIPT: WOMEN MENTOR/SPONSORS WHO ARE INVITED TO BE A PART OF THIS UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE MODEL ARE EXCEPTIONALLY COMMITTED AND INSPIRING BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE THE COMMON OBJECTIVE TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE MODEL OF SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ACHIEVING THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND HELPING OTHERS IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE WITNESSED A RATHER SURPRISING AND UNINTENDED BENEFIT FOR THE MENTOR/SPONSORS. THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND THE QUARTERLY "MENTOR DINNERS", THE MENTOR/SPONSORS HAVE FOUND A SUPPORTIVE AND INSPIRING NETWORK OF PEERS TO DISCUSS IDEAS, SEEK CAREER ADVICE AND ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11
THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANTS AND IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND CHAIRPERSON. ONCE ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, THE FORM IS FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.