Womens Sports Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 23-7380557 Website

WE ARE A POWERFUL VOICE AND CATALYST FOR ENSURING ALL GIRLS AND WOMEN HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS AND THE BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$17.6M

+71.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$765K

+45.7% YoY

Grant Count

66

+24.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

+17.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$17M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$17,602,639$10,291,005$9,209,167
Revenue$15,001,728$7,651,405$8,517,660
Expenses$7,457,864$6,558,739$6,615,182
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$322,403$88,759$118,364
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$400K$800K$1M$2M49 grants2020112 grants202183 grants202253 grants202366 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Junior Tennis Foundation…$50KChallenged Athletes Foun…$20KEastern Mennonite Univer…$18KAdelphi University$18KTexas Woman's University$18KThe Howard University$18KTrustees of Clark Univer…$18KCollege of the Holy Cross$18KUniversity of North Flor…$18KCentral College$16K

Grant Size Distribution

363 grants across all recorded years

358<$50K4$50–100K$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

DANETTE LEIGHTONCEO$496KOLGA HARVEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$228KJEAN TATGECHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$195KKAREN ISSOKSON-SILVERVP, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION$179KPATRICIA BIFULCOVP, COMMUNICATION$153KERIN CASEYVP, COMMUNITY IMPACT$151KSARAH FAULTLESS-AXEL…VP, ADVOCACY$137KNATOYA CURDSR. DIRECTOR OF OPS & ADMIN$137KSCOUT BASSETTPRESIDENT$18K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BILLIE JEAN KINGFOUNDER AND HONORARY CHAIR10
ILANA KLOSSPAST CHAIR7
JIM WILKINSONCO-CHAIR - DEVELOPMENT10
JOAN HAFFENREFFERVICE CHAIR - DEVELOPMENT10
KATHLEEN KUNKLERCHAIR - AUDIT10
MEGHAN DUGGANPAST PRESIDENT, CHAIR ADVOCACY10
MICHAEL GREGOIRECHAIR - INVESTMENT10
PORTIA ARCHERCHAIR - GOVERNANCE10
ROBIN HARRISCHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES10
SCOTT PIOLITREASURER, CHAIR - FINANCE10
SCOUT BASSETTPRESIDENT10$18,000
ANDREA BRIMMERTRUSTEE5
ARIELLE CHAMBERSTRUSTEE5
ASHLYN HARRISTRUSTEE5
BERNARD MUIRTRUSTEE5
BRENDA VILLATRUSTEE5
BRETT GOODMANTRUSTEE5
CAROL STIFFTRUSTEE5
DARCIE GLAZER KASSEWITZTRUSTEE5
ELANA MEYERS TAYLORTRUSTEE5
JILL NASHTRUSTEE5
KATE JOHNSONTRUSTEE5
KATY KNOXTRUSTEE5
LACHINA ROBINSONTRUSTEE5
MARK HENDERSONTRUSTEE5
MOLLY VAN WAGENENTRUSTEE5
MUFFET MCGRAWTRUSTEE5
NICOLE JETER WESTTRUSTEE5
PHAIDRA KNIGHTTRUSTEE5
RALPH ANDRETTATRUSTEE5
ROSETTA ELLIS-PILIETRUSTEE5
SHAWNA RYANTRUSTEE5
SWIN CASHTRUSTEE5
VANESSA WALLACETRUSTEE5
DANETTE LEIGHTONCEO50$495,753
JEAN TATGECHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$195,113
OLGA HARVEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$227,956
ERIN CASEYVP, COMMUNITY IMPACT40$150,934
KAREN ISSOKSON-SILVERVP, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION40$178,866
NATOYA CURDSR. DIRECTOR OF OPS & ADMIN40$136,693
PATRICIA BIFULCOVP, COMMUNICATION40$153,362
SARAH FAULTLESS-AXELSONVP, ADVOCACY40$136,749

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

44states
+36 more states

Cities

AlamosaAnchorageAnn ArborAshlandAtlantaAuburndaleAustinBaltimoreBataviaBaton RougeBay CityBaysideBentonvilleBerkeleyBermuda RunBessemerBingham FarmsBoca RatonBoiseBoston

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

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