The Young Women's Leadership Academy

CHATTNOOGA, TN EIN: 26-0557874

TO PROVIDE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH A RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION FOCUSED ON MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES SELF CONFIDENCE, INSPIRES LEADERSHIP, ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING, AND PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$22.1M

-2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$325K

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$163K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$22,051,165$22,594,582$23,423,018
Revenue$646,734$2,654,101$3,107,654
Expenses$1,482,708$1,081,853$1,364,877
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$186$63$35
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$83K$166K$250K$333K0 grants20202 grants20211 grants20220 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY AT…$225KCHATTANOOGA GIRLS LEADER…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DR ELAINE SWAFFORDDIRECTOR$168K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUE ANNE WELLSBOARD MEMBER1
GRANT LAWBOARD MEMBER1
CHERYL GODWINBOARD MEMBER1
DR ELAINE SWAFFORDDIRECTOR40$168,332

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Chattanooga

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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