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Nonprofit · EIN 20-0031928

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE

Tax-exempt · GREENVILLE, SC 29616

Financials

$2.1M$2.1M2023$2.2M$2.2M2024$2.7M$2.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TOGETHER WOMEN RISE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,667,959$2,334,892$333,067$1,800,720$518,142$1,282,578
December 31, 2024990$2,206,738$2,228,192-$21,454$1,538,397$576,588$961,809
December 31, 2023990$2,097,963$2,126,497-$28,534$1,326,637$359,083$967,554
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,611,798
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$56,161
Net gain from sales of assets
$12,890
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,076,740
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$157,309
Other salaries and wages
$571,414
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$859,970
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$37,959
Travel
$2,879
Program services (functional)
$1,832,166
Management and general (functional)
$232,219
Fundraising (functional)
$270,507

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,538,397
Total assets, end of year
$1,800,720
Total liabilities, end of year
$518,142
Net assets, end of year
$1,282,578
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,282,578
Gross receipts
$2,667,959
Employees
11
Volunteers
692
Year formed
2003
State of legal domicile
SC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSONCEO
Officer
40$157,309
MARGOT BRADLEYBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
VICKY BUSH-JOSEPHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
BARBARA COLLINSCOFOUNDER/BO
Trustee or director
0$0
KATHY FITTSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
CHERYL HOLLANDBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
KERRI HOWARDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
COLLEEN KILLBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
SUSAN KLEIN-ROTHSCHILDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
RACHEL PETERSONBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
SRIVIDYA PRAKASHBOARD
Trustee or director
6$0
TRACY RITTERBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
MELINDA SILVERSTEINBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
BETSY TEUTSCHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
VINOLA VINCENT-MUNYONBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
COURTNEY WORKMANBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSONCEO
Officer
40$152,406
MARGOT BRADLEYBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
VICKY BUSH-JOSEPHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
BARBARA COLLINSCOFOUNDER/BO
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHY FITTSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
CHERYL HOLLANDBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
KERRI HOWARDBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
COLLEEN KILLBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
SUSAN KLEIN-ROTHSCHILDBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
RACHEL PETERSONBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
SRIVIDIYA PRAKASHBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
MELINDA SILVERSTEINBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0
BETSY TEUTSCHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSONCEO
Officer
40$120,830$25,478
VICKY BUSH-JOSEPHBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
BARBARA COLLINSCOFOUNDER/BO
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JO DEBOLTBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
SARAH DURRYBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KATHY FITTSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
EVA HABIBBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHERYL HOLLANDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
COLLEEN KILLBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SUSAN KLEIN-ROTHSCHILDBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TARA LAROSEBOARD
Trustee or director
6$0$0
LYNN O'CONNELLBOARD(PAST C
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SRIVIDIYA PRAKASHBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CAROLYN RHODESBOARD
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CAREN SENTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
MELINDA SILVERSTEINBOARD
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BETSY TEUTSCHBOARD
Trustee or director
6$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 25633, GREENVILLE, SC 29616-0633
In care of
% BETH ELLEN HOLIMON
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSON, PO BOX 25633, GREENVILLE, SC 29616
Signed the 990
BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSON, CEO
Phone
(864) 335-8401
Return prepared by
BURKETT BURKETT & BURKETT CPAS PA

Mission

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY BECAUSE WOMENS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TREATED EQUALLY, THE WORLD IS HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND ECONOMICALLY JUST FOR EVERYONE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CLEAN START-AFRICA (FS MYRIAD USA) - THE KEY GOAL OF THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND DIGNITY TO WOMEN TRANSITIONING OUT OF PRISON IN KENYA. KAKENYA'S DREAM - THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER MARGINALIZED GIRLS WHO ARE AT RISK OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C) AND CHILD MARRIAGE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ACCESS TO A HOLISTIC HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO THEM. SAVE THE RAIN - THIS GRANT FUNDS EMPLOYMENT OF TEAMS OF FEMALE BUILDERS TO CONSTRUCT 100 RESIDENTIAL RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS AND 100 RESIDENTIAL GREENHOUSES FOR 100 FAMILIES. ASIA INITIATIVES - THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENABLE 450 WOMEN IN REMOTE VILLAGES TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENS, TEACHING THEM THE SKILLS TO MAINTAIN AND MARKET PRODUCE, AND IMPROVING THE NUTRITION AND INCOMES OF THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. SACRED VALLEY HEALTH - THIS PROJECT TRAINS AND EMPOWERS ADOLESCENT GIRLS FROM INDIGENOUS PERUVIAN COMMUNITIES TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHY GENDER RELATIONSHIPS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. REFUSHE (FORMALLY, HESHIMA KENYA) - THIS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARES REFUGEE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND UPSTART THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL FUTURES RURAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION SERVICE TRUST (RHEST) (FS AMERICAN HIMALAYAN FND) - THE STOP GIRL TRAFFICKING (SGT) PROGRAM AIMS TO PROTECT 480 NEPALESE GIRLS ANNUALLY FROM BEING TRAFFICKED, INCLUDING SLAVERY AND CHILD MARRIAGE. MAIA - THE PROJECT IS PART OF MAIA'S HOLISTIC MODEL THAT EMPOWERS GIRL PIONEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MOTIVATE THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL BY PROVIDING PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT, TECHNICAL AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, THE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. LOTUS OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL - THE GIRLS ACCESS TO EDUCATION (GATE) PROJECT IN PURSAT, CAMBODIA WILL BENEFIT 100 CAMBODIAN GIRLS WHO FACE SEVERE POVERTY, RISKS OF EXPLOITATION, AND LACK EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FOR THE GOOD - THIS GRANT EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND SCALES THE OUTREACH WORK OF FOR THE GOOD'S TEAM ANGAZA INTERNS TO A REMOTE, HIGH NEED REGION OF SOUTHERN KENYA CALLED NAIKARRA. ASANTE AFRICA FOUNDATION - THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GENDER ECONOMIC DIVIDE BY TRAINING AND CERTIFYING COHORTS OF SINGLE MOTHERS IN DIGITAL LITERACY AND STEM EDUCATION TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. THE MODEL HAS PROVEN TO UPSKILL AND ADVANCE YOUNG MOTHERS. GLOBAL FUND FOR WIDOWS - THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT 150 WIDOWS, SUPPORTING 750 CHILDREN, LIVING IN POVERTY IN ARUSHA REGION, TANZANIA TO BUILD DECENT AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, ENABLING THEM TO LEAD DIGNIFIED AND HEALTHY LIVES IN WHICH THEY CAN AFFORD ESSENTIAL GOODS SUCH AS NUTRITION, SCHOOLING FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. KUPONA FOUNDATION - THIS PROJECT EMPOWERS WOMEN LIVING WITH OBSTETRIC FISTULA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOLISTIC TREATMENT INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL, TREATMENT, AND POST-OPERATION CARE, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE MABINTI CENTRE, A SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. VIDEO VOLUNTEERS - THIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE 1,000 YOUNG WOMEN IN RURAL INDIA TO BECOME DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS, FINDING THEIR OWN POWERFUL VOICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THUS PROMOTING BETTER GENDER DISCUSSIONS AND AWARENESS IN THEIR HOME VILLAGES. ONE HEART WORLDWIDE - THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE SIMULATION-BASED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH (MNH) PROVIDERS, RESULTING IN A STRONGER AND MORE EQUITABLE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR WOMEN AND, ULTIMATELY, A REDUCTION IN ADVERSE OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS. FLYING KITES - THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE GIRLS UNITED PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES A HOLISTIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY GIRL HAS ACCESS TO THE CRITICAL RESOURCES SHE NEEDS TO COME TO SCHOOL, STAY IN SCHOOL, AND THRIVE IN SCHOOL. KULA PROJECT - THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS KULA PROJECT'S WORK TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURS IN RWANDA'S COFFEE COMMUNITIES. INTERNATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (IANGEL) - THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE KEY SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN WOMEN, BOTH INSIDE THE COUNTRY AND IN EXILE, BY PARTNERING WITH AFGHAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON INTERNATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH; CONNECTING WITH AFGHAN WOMEN LAWYERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY VIA ZOOM THROUGH THE BRIDGE PROJECT -- BUILDING REAL INTERACTIONS DRIVING GENDER EQUALITY; AND BY PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO AFGHAN WOMEN WHO OPERATE UNDERGROUND SCHOOLS. EQUALITY NOW - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, EQUALITY NOW'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE LEGAL AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. EQUIMUNDO - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, EQUIMUNDO: CENTER FOR MASCULINITIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (FORMERLY PROMUNDO-US) WORKS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND CREATE A WORLD FREE FROM VIOLENCE BY ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMEN, GIRLS, AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL GENDER IDENTITIES. LANDESA - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, LANDESA CHAMPIONS AND WORKS TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS FOR MILLIONS OF THE WORLD'S POOREST, MOSTLY RURAL WOMEN AND MEN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE. SHARED INTEREST - A TRANSFORMATION PARTNER WITH TOGETHER WOMEN RISE, SHARED INTEREST MOBILIZES CAPITAL FROM IMPACT INVESTORS AND DONORS TO PROVIDE PARTIAL CREDIT GUARANTEES THAT DE-RISK DOMESTIC BANKS AND MFIS, UNLOCKING LOCAL FINANCE FOR MARGINALIZED SMES IN AFRICA. THE MODEL TARGETS WOMEN, YOUTH, AND BLACK-LED ENTERPRISES ACROSS HIGH-IMPACT SECTORS, AND PAIRS GUARANTEES WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN LENDER SYSTEMS, SME CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE.
    Expenses $1,832,166 · grants $1,076,740

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-0031928
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2004
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,800,720
Income (IRS master file)
$2,667,959

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,667,959$2,334,892$1,800,720IRS
990December 2024$2,206,738$2,228,192$1,538,397XML
990December 2023$2,097,963$2,126,497$1,326,637XML
990December 2022$2,093,182$2,061,013$1,355,813IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0031928).

Questions about TOGETHER WOMEN RISE

What is the EIN of TOGETHER WOMEN RISE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TOGETHER WOMEN RISE is 20-0031928.
Is TOGETHER WOMEN RISE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
Are donations to TOGETHER WOMEN RISE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TOGETHER WOMEN RISE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of TOGETHER WOMEN RISE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did TOGETHER WOMEN RISE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of TOGETHER WOMEN RISE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSON.
Who are the officers and directors of TOGETHER WOMEN RISE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $157,309 (BEVERLEY FRANCIS-GIBSON, CEO).
How much revenue does TOGETHER WOMEN RISE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,667,959, expenses of $2,334,892 and total assets of $1,800,720 at year end.

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