2026-08-25T07:33:06-05:00 2025-12-31 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 333 EAST WATER ST STE 200 ELMIRA NY 14901 990 2025-01-01 300752244 FUND FOR WOMEN OF THE SOUTHERN TIER INC FUND 6075427558 PO BOX 777 CORNING NY 14830 SABEEN MUKHTAR PRESIDENT 6075427558 2026-08-24 1 KATHERINE E STICKLER CPA P00385238 6077344183 2026-08-24 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SABEEN MUKHTAR PO BOX 777 CORNING NY 14830 212266 0 X WWW.FFWST.ORG X 2009 NY THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS GIRLS AND WOMEN ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND REALIZE LIFE GOALS THROUGH GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELLNESS, CAREER, AND LIFE SKILLS. 15 15 0 75 0 0 222933 166084 0 0 2424 13793 8728 -11084 234085 168793 78023 402500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32815 27857 110838 430357 123247 -261564 566418 304854 0 0 566418 304854 X THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS GIRLS AND WOMEN ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND REALIZE LIFE GOALS THROUGH GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELLNESS, CAREER, AND LIFE SKILLS. 0 0 420410 402500 THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS GIRLS AND WOMEN ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND REALIZE LIFE GOALS THROUGH GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELLNESS, CAREER AND LIFE SKILLS. THE ORGANIZATION DID THIS IN FIVE WAYS IN 2025 1) THROUGH MAKING GRANTS TO THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GRANT COMMITTEE THAT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GRANT AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EDUCATION AND TO NOT-FOR-PROFITS FOR PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN. IN 2025, TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FROM THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AMOUNTED TO $57,950.2) THROUGH THE FUND FOR WOMEN EMPOWER GRANT TO AN AREA NON-PROFIT. IN 2025 THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED $50,000 TO TWIN TIERS BABY BANK. THE TWIN TIERS BABY BANK IS A 100% VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY BABY AND TODDLER IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE ESSENTIALS THEY NEED TO THRIVE BY PROVIDING DIAPERS, WIPES, AND OTHER BASIC SUPPLIES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE TWIN TIERS BABY BANK DISTRIBUTES OVER 165,000 DIAPERS ANNUALLY.3) THROUGH GRANTS TO THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINDER LAKES TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT THOSE STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT CONSISTENTLY AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO RECEIVE CANCER TREATMENT AND FEEL AS SELF-CONFIDENT AS POSSIBLE. INDIVIDUALS MAY APPLY ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR UP TO $500. IN 2025 THE ORGANIZATION ADDED $25,000 TO THE ENDOWMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE. IN 2025, TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FROM THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AMOUNTED TO $35,500.4) THROUGH GRANTS TO THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINDER LAKES TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHO PROVIDE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS. IN 2025 THE ORGANIZATION ADDED $15,000 TO THE ENDOWMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE. IN 2025, TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FROM THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AMOUNTED TO $15,100.5) THROUGH THE FUND FOR WOMEN ASPIRE GRANTS. IN 2025 $500 GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO EACH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ORGANIZATIONS SERVICE AREA TO BE AWARDED TO A FEMALE STUDENT PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISPLAYING CORE VALUES OF THE FUND FOR WOMEN. TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED AMOUNTED TO $10,000. 420410 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 6075427558 PO BOX 777 CORNING NY 14830 X AMY TRUXON PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SABEEN MUKHTAR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA POLMANTEER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 GINNY EHEMANN SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARYBETH CONWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY CORNFIELD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINE DALE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON DRAPER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE ESTEP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN GUZYLAK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MAJIROS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA MCLEAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARLY NICHOLS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN PAYNE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY ROSE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TALI SUTTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88007 78077 166084 13793 13793 32389 88007 43473 -11084 -11084 168793 0 0 2709 392500 392500 10000 10000 10377 9397 980 2418 2418 3662 3662 1706 1706 PRINTING, PUBLICATIONS, 4236 4236 BOARD EXPENSES 2391 2391 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING 2327 2327 COMMUNITY EVENTS 615 615 125 125 430357 420410 9947 0 566418 304854 566418 304854 0 0 X 566418 304854 566418 304854 566418 304854 -261564 0 X 0 0 0 X 131103 113770 177800 222933 166084 811690 131103 113770 177800 222933 166084 811690 20009 37500 46006 74500 29116 207131 19064 3957 8300 10000 5000 46321 39073 41457 54306 84500 34116 253452 558238 345 487 3022 2424 13793 20071 345 487 3022 2424 13793 20071 131448 114257 180822 225357 179877 831761 0.67120 0.68500 0.02410 0.00800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED INSPIRE DINNER 119054 86907 32147 7983 25337 2289 3900 1 1342 1100 242 500 2700 764 120396 88007 32389 8483 28037 2289 4664 43473 -11084 1 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES INC 301 S MAIN ST HORSEHEADS NY 14845 161100837 0 342500 GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CANCER, TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN. TWIN TIERS BABY BANK 130 W WATER ST PAINTED POST NY 14870 832833198 0 50000 EMPOWER GRANT THE TWIN TIERS BABY BANK IS A 100% VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY BABY AND TODDLER IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE ESSENTIALS THEY NEED TO THRIVE BY PROVIDING DIAPERS, WIPES, AND OTHER BASIC SUPPLIES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE TWIN TIERS BABY BANK DISTRIBUTES OVER 165,000 DIAPERS ANNUALLY. SCHOLARSHIP TO HIGHSCHOOL SENIORS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION 20 10000 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY MAKES GRANTS IN THREE WAYS. 1) AMOUNTS TO THE FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES, INC. THE AMOUNT GRANTED IS BASED ON EVALUATION OF FUNDS AVAILABLE AND IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GRANT COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND AND RECOMMENDS GRANTS WHICH ARE APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD. 2)EMPOWER GRANT TO AN AREA NONPROFIT. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD SOLICITED PROPOSALS FROM LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SELECTED THREE TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERVIEWS AND VOTED TO SELECT THE AWARD RECIPIENT. THE GRANT AMOUNT WAS APPROVED BY THE FUND FOR WOMEN BOARD. THE NONPROFIT PROVIDES MONTHLY REPORTS INDICATING HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED. 3)GRANTS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FEMALE STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISPLAYING CORE VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION. $500 GRANT IS AWARDED TO EACH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA AND THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR SELECTS THE RECIPIENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS THROUGH E-MAIL FOR REVIEW AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.