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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Namumbejja | Board Chair | 2020-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alexandra Spadola | Board Secretary | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Elizabeth Levy | Board Treasurer | 2020-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aziza Ahmed | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cris Alonso | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Zobeida Bonilla | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Miriam Hawley | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judith Norsigian | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marta Pagan-Ortiz | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mariya Patwa | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sherry Flashman (former) | Board Member | 2020-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aobeida Bonilla (former) | Board Member | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Namumbejja | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alexandra Spadola | Board Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Levy | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aziza Ahmed | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cris Alonso | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zobeida Bonilla | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miriam Hawley | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judith Norsigian | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marta Pagan-Ortiz | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mariya Patwa | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Namumbejja | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alexandra Spadola | Board Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Levy | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aziza Ahmed | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cris Alonso | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zobeida Bonilla | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry Flashman | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miriam Hawley | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judith Norsigian | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marta Pagan-Ortiz | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mariya Patwa | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Namumbejja | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alexandra Spadola | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Levy | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aziza Ahmed | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cris Alonso | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zobeida Bonilla | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry Flashman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miriam Hawley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judith Norsigian | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marta Pagan-Ortiz | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mariya Patwa | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Namumbejja | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alexandra Spadola | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Levy | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aziza Ahmed | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cris Alonso | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aobeida Bonilla | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry Flashman | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miriam Hawley | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judith Norsigian | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marta Pagan-Ortiz | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mariya Patwa | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziza Ahmed | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cris Alonso | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry Flashman | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Miriam Hawley | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Levy | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Diana Namumbejja | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marta Pagan-Ortiz | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judith Norsigian | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mariya Patwa | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alexandra Spadola | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $8,592 | $22,565 | $88,351 | $87,576 | $4,405 | $3,128 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $52,961 | $184,491 | $113,738 | $101,549 | $36,716 | $7,693 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $65,459 | $84,290 | $252,621 | $233,079 | $54,997 | $3,233 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $128,013 | $124,268 | $257,907 | $251,910 | $114,940 | $12,379 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $143,346 | $101,888 | $256,403 | $248,164 | $135,066 | $200 | $0 | 0 | 5 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016, 2020, 2022-2023 | 4 | $73,483 | 2023 | $11,175 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2010, 2012-2014 | 4 | $58,402 | 2014 | $16,195 | show |
| ARCHIBALD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE” | 2014, 2020-2025 | 7 | $55,000 | 2025 | $5,000 | show |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 | $50,000 | show |
| FORD FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Boston Womens Health Book Collective Inc” | 2010 | 1 | $50,000 | 2010 | $50,000 | show |
| AVENIR FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Boston Womens Health Book Collective” | 2011 | 1 | $40,000 | 2011 | $40,000 | show |
| MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2011 | 1 | $31,843 | 2011 | $31,843 | show |
| IPAS | Public charity | Exact | 2012 | 1 | $30,000 | 2012 | $30,000 | show |
| COMMUNITY WORKS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2010-2014 | 5 | $23,235 | 2014 | $3,532 | show |
| 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 | show |
| TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” | 2019-2020 | 2 | $20,000 | 2020 | $10,000 | show |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2010 | 1 | $20,000 | 2010 | $20,000 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022 | 2 | $16,345 | 2022 | $6,112 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 | $15,000 | show |
| MS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2014 | 1 | $10,000 | 2014 | $10,000 | show |
| 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 | show |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016, 2022 | 2 | $6,000 | 2022 | $5,000 | show |
| WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMENS HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” | 2015-2016 | 2 | $400 | 2016 | $100 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $203 | 2023 | $80 | show |
Similar organizations
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMENS COLLECTIVE INC | GA | B03 | $73,214 | $51,889 | PRESIDENT & FOUNDER | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 10x |
| WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE INC | MA | F32 | $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).
| Grantor | Type | Total given | Grants | Organizations funded | Years | Which ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one | Private foundation | $59 | 4 | 1 | 2020–2023 | 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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $22,565 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $184,491 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,020 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $184,491 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,290 spent · pay $0 · grants $837 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $84,290 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $124,268 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,101 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $124,268 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $101,888 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $101,888 | 100% |
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