INDEPENDENT WOMENS FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
INDEPENDENT WOMENS FORUM (EIN 54-1670627)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-12
IRS object ID
202602249349300635
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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DescIndependent Womens Law Center (IWLC)- supports freedom and opportunity for women and girls in the legal arena. In the courts, before administrative agencies and legislative bodies, and in the court of public opinion, IWLC fights against radical legal theories that deny due process, undermine equal opportunity, make the government less accountable, and punish certain viewpoints.Desc

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Adele Malpass
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Carrie Lukas
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,379,769CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,460,073CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,427,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,383,508TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,726,643CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,389,624CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,379,769CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,460,073CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,427,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,383,508TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,950,613SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,432,895PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$99CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,917CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,112CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$65,903CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$139,714TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$156,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$232,538CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$262,915CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,861CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$66,394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total-$569,124TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$35,954,098TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.59610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$40,556FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$40,556FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,985,148FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,025,704FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$501,285FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$125,321FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$403,764CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$466,135CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$522,697CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$501,285CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,893,881TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,840,822LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$20,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$20,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$65,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$40,556CurrentYearAmt
Total$145,556TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$100,941CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$116,534CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$130,674CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$125,321CurrentYearAmt
Total$473,470TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$710,205GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,538OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,961DepreciationAmt
Book Value$577BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$313,550OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$305,840DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,710BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,287TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$0Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,637,699TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$747NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$747RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,638,446RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,638,446TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,111,322TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,111,322ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,111,322TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt X, Line 2IWF follows the guidance of Accounting Standards
Pt X, Line 2Codification (ASC) 740, Accounting for Income Taxes,
Pt X, Line 2related to uncertainties in income taxes, which
Pt X, Line 2prescribes a threshold of more likely than not for
Pt X, Line 2recognition and derecognition of tax positions taken
Pt X, Line 2or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no
Pt X, Line 2such uncertain tax positions for IWF for the year
Pt X, Line 2ended December 31, 2025.
Pt X, Line 2IWFs tax returns are subject to possible examination
Pt X, Line 2by taxing authorities. For federal income tax
Pt X, Line 2purposes, the tax returns essentially remain open for
Pt X, Line 2possible examination for a period of three years after
Pt X, Line 2the respective filing deadlines of those returns.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Carrie Lukas
$264,154$0$20,000$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$302,154$0$16,740$0
Amber Schwartz
$147,724$0$15,000$0$0$0$4,200$0$0$0$166,924$0$3,402$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution178ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$25,904NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (36 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by the President, Executive
Pt VI, Line 11bVice President and counsel, then provided to
Pt VI, Line 11bthe Finance Committee of the board and then to the full
Pt VI, Line 11bboard. It is filed after any comments resulting from
Pt VI, Line 11bsuch reviews are reflected and after the full board
Pt VI, Line 11bapproves the 990.
Pt VI, Line 12cWhen joining IWF, board members and staff are given
Pt VI, Line 12cIWFs conflict of interest policy and are asked to
Pt VI, Line 12cconfirm that there are no conflicts or to disclose any
Pt VI, Line 12cconflicts that exist. If there are any conflicts, they
Pt VI, Line 12cmust be addressed appropriately by IWFs executive
Pt VI, Line 12cteam and, where warranted, IWFs board. As a part of
Pt VI, Line 12ccontinuing association with IWF, board members and
Pt VI, Line 12cstaff are expected to disclose any new conflicts that
Pt VI, Line 12ccould be required to be addressed. These expectations
Pt VI, Line 12care reinforced in conflicts-related portions of
Pt VI, Line 12ccertain quarterly staff meetings with supervisors.
Pt VI, Line 15aThe Chairman of the Board makes salary
Pt VI, Line 15arecommendations for the President and Executive Vice
Pt VI, Line 15aPresident based on performance and comparative salary
Pt VI, Line 15adata, which are brought to the full board for approval.
Pt VI, Line 15bThe President and Executive Vice President
Pt VI, Line 15bmake salary decisions for IWF staff based on performance
Pt VI, Line 15band comparative salary data from other non-profit
Pt VI, Line 15borganizations. The board of directors review and
Pt VI, Line 15bapprove an operating budget with all salaries and
Pt VI, Line 15bestimated major expenses for each year.
Pt VI, Line 19The referenced documents are available upon request.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dIndependent Womens Network - IWF develops 613036. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gConsulting 26566. 26566. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gInvestor relations 436868. 0. 0. 436868.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gHonoraria/senior fellows 241300. 241300. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gAmbassadors 137775. 137775. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gBrand management 82885. 82885. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gHealth education 41438. 41438. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gStand with women 45764. 45764. 0. 0.

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