Program areas at Womens Justice Initiative
Legal Services Program - provides free legal services to indigenous Guatemalan women who have little or no accss to the legal system. The program provides a range of legal services, including cases on domestic violence, child support, custody, paternity, property registration and titling. During the past fiscal year, the program served over 800 women.
Womens Rights Education Program - provides indigenous Guatemalan women with educational workshops on womens rights and legal literacy. During the past fiscal year, over 1200 women graduated from the rights education course.
Community Advocates Program - trains women to be leaders, womens rights educators, and peer mentors. Advocates assist WJI with workshop facilitation, participant recruitment, and home visits to women in need of legal aid. WJI has trained over 150 Community Advocates.
Adolescent Girls Program - works with girls, parents and community leaders to improve girls opportunities and combat and prevent child marriage. During the past fiscal year, the program benefited over 250 individuals.
Who funds Womens Justice Initiative
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Womens Justice Initiative
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Katharine Flatley | Executive Director | $22,500 | 2024-05-20 |
| Gabriela Palacios | Administrative and Human Resources Director | | 2024-02-28 |
| Elvia Raquec | Programs Director | | 2024-02-28 |
| Viviana Patal | Legal Director | | 2024-02-28 |
| Andrea Tock | Director of Impact and Learning | | 2024-02-28 |
Financials for Womens Justice Initiative
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,321,786 | $1,496,373 | -11.7% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $19,972 | $2,899 | 588.9% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $46,273 | -100% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,341,758 | $1,545,545 | -13.2% |
Organizations like Womens Justice Initiative
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Yaffed | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $569,019 |
| Compassion Institute | 501(c)(3) | Half Moon Bay, CA | $1,339,070 |
| Freedom Education Project Puget Sound | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $429,069 |
| Women Enabled International | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $3,107,799 |
| New Hampshire Women's Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Concord, NH | $1,405,365 |
| Women's Rights Without Frontiers International | 501(c)(3) | Towson, MD | $353,127 |
| Unitas | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $732,865 |
| Religious Freedom Institute | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,802,968 |
| Center for American and International Law (CAIL) | 501(c)(3) | Plano, TX | $6,315,490 |
| Muslimahs Against Abuse Center | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $495,093 |
Data update history
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from The Denver Foundation July 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 28, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
EducationWomen and girlsHuman rights
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedOperates internationallyTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 21540
- New York, NY 10087
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- womens-justice.org/Â
IRS details
- EIN
- 30-0681223
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2011
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B90: Educational Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813311: Human Rights Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0272671
- FTB Entity ID
- None yet
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-06-04
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