Mission
WOMEN'S ECONOMIC VENTURES IS COMMITTED TO THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN CULTIVATING THE POWER WITHIN EACH WOMAN TO REALIZE HER DREAMS, ACHIEVE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND SUCCEED ON HER OWN TERMS.
Public Charity
WOMEN'S ECONOMIC VENTURES
WOMEN'S ECONOMIC VENTURES is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA BARBARA, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $4.2M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $4.3M total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 953674624
SANTA BARBARA, CA
Leadership Development
NTEE: W70
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Women's Economic Ventures
How Women's Economic Ventures divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
Women'S Economic Ventures (wev) provides business training, technical assistance, small business loans & stipends, and financial education to help primarily low income women start or expand a small…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
BREAKING BARRIERS
$335,940
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
$61,500
FOR UNRESTRICTED FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF WEV'S CAPACITY BUILDING AND ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENING EFFORTS
$45,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$42,000
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 60 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Ale Ortega-Botello
BOARD MEMBER
Alessandra Fantoni
BOARD MEMBER
Ali Farr Mccarty
BOARD MEMBER
Andrew Winchester
BOARD MEMBER
Bank Staples Pecht
TREASURER
Carola Nicholson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $4.5M | $6.8M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $4.2M | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $3.0M | $6.6M |
| 2019 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $5.6M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $4.2M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.