BOSTON WOMENS HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $9K · expenses $23K · assets $88K

EIN
23-7274169
Address
43 WABAN HILL RD N, CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467-1023
Website
www.ourbodiesourselves.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 1973 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Inc. is a global feminist organization that distills and disseminates health information from the best scientific research available as well as women's life experiences so that individuals and communities can make informed health, reproduction and sexuality decisions.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Diana Namumbejja Board Chair2020-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Alexandra Spadola Board Secretary2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Levy Board Treasurer2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Aziza Ahmed Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Cris Alonso Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Zobeida Bonilla Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Miriam Hawley Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Judith Norsigian Board Member2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Marta Pagan-Ortiz Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Mariya Patwa Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sherry Flashman (former) Board Member2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Aobeida Bonilla (former) Board Member2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Diana Namumbejja Board Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Alexandra Spadola Board Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Levy Board Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Aziza Ahmed Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Cris Alonso Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Zobeida Bonilla Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Miriam Hawley Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Judith Norsigian Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Marta Pagan-Ortiz Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Mariya Patwa Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Diana Namumbejja Board Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Alexandra Spadola Board Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Levy Board Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Aziza Ahmed Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Cris Alonso Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Zobeida Bonilla Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Sherry Flashman Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Miriam Hawley Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Judith Norsigian Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Marta Pagan-Ortiz Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Mariya Patwa Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Diana Namumbejja Board Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Alexandra Spadola Board Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Levy Board Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Aziza Ahmed Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Cris Alonso Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Zobeida Bonilla Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Sherry Flashman Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Miriam Hawley Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Judith Norsigian Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Marta Pagan-Ortiz Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Mariya Patwa Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Diana Namumbejja Board Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Alexandra Spadola Board Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Levy Board Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Aziza Ahmed Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Cris Alonso Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Aobeida Bonilla Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Sherry Flashman Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Miriam Hawley Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Judith Norsigian Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Marta Pagan-Ortiz Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Mariya Patwa Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Aziza Ahmed Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Cris Alonso Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Sherry Flashman Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Miriam Hawley Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Elizabeth Levy Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Diana Namumbejja Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Marta Pagan-Ortiz Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Judith Norsigian Board Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Mariya Patwa Board Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Alexandra Spadola Board Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,592$22,565 $88,351$87,576 $4,405$3,128 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,961$184,491 $113,738$101,549 $36,716$7,693 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,459$84,290 $252,621$233,079 $54,997$3,233 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,013$124,268 $257,907$251,910 $114,940$12,379 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,346$101,888 $256,403$248,164 $135,066$200 $005

Funders of this organization

19 grantors reported grants to this organization, $529,236 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2020, 2022-2023 4$73,483 2023$11,175
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2010, 2012-2014 4$58,402 2014$16,195
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ARCHIBALD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE” 2014, 2020-2025 7$55,000 2025$5,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$50,000 2021$50,000
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FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Boston Womens Health Book Collective Inc” 2010 1$50,000 2010$50,000
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AVENIR FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Boston Womens Health Book Collective” 2011 1$40,000 2011$40,000
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011 1$31,843 2011$31,843
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IPAS Public charity Exact 2012 1$30,000 2012$30,000
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COMMUNITY WORKS INC Public charity Exact 2010-2014 5$23,235 2014$3,532
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JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Boston Womens Health Book Collective Inc”, “BOSTON WOMENS HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” 2010-2016, 2018-2019 9$20,325 2019$300
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TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” 2019-2020 2$20,000 2020$10,000
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NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2010 1$20,000 2010$20,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$16,345 2022$6,112
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$15,000 2025$15,000
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MS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC DAF sponsor Exact 2014 1$10,000 2014$10,000
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SEYMOUR AND SYLVIA ROTHCHILD FAMILY 2004 CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMENS HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” 2013-2017 5$9,000 2017$1,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2022 2$6,000 2022$5,000
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WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMENS HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” 2015-2016 2$400 2016$100
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” 2020-2023 4$203 2023$80
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
WOMENS COLLECTIVE INCGAB03 $73,214$51,889 PRESIDENT & FOUNDER$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE INCMAF32 $399,170$406,506 TREASURER/L.I.C.S.W.$141,374 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 2 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$594 12020–2023 WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $22,565 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,228 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,018 84.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,228 14.3%
Printing, publications, postage $319 1.4%
Total$22,565100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $184,491 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,020 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $84,349 45.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $75,020 40.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,089 13.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,033 0.6%
Total$184,491100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,290 spent · pay $0 · grants $837 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $69,901 82.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,821 15.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $837 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $731 0.9%
Total$84,290100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $124,268 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,101 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $101,690 81.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,402 11.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,101 4.1%
Printing, publications, postage $3,075 2.5%
Total$124,268100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $101,888 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $62,956$52,668$4,488$5,800 61.8%
Other (as described)Project Expenses & Donations $20,155$20,100$55$0 19.8%
Fees: accounting $8,906$475$8,431- 8.7%
Information technology $2,677$1,681$734$262 2.6%
Insurance $2,390$1,792$299$299 2.3%
Office expenses $2,065$240$1,198$627 2.0%
Other (as described)Postage & Shipping $1,334$1,221$52$61 1.3%
Other (as described)Conferences & Literature Distribution $955$905$50$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Meals & Food $450$279$171$0 0.4%
Total$101,888100%

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