2024-06-10T11:24:26-05:00 2023-12-31 521022232 SNYDER COHN PC 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2023-01-01 833461885 DIRECT WOMEN DIRE 7082449006 106 W CALENDAR AVENUE SUITE 93 LA GRANGE IL 605252325 SHAWN TAYLOR KAMINSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7082449006 2024-05-31 1 SHAWN TAYLOR KAMINSKI XXX-XX-XXXX 1 KEITH JENNINGS P01319883 3016526700 2024-05-31 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DIRECTWOMEN SHAWN TAYLOR KAMINSKI 106 W CALENDAR AVENUE SUITE 93 LA GRANGE IL 605252325 1067160 0 X HTTPS://DIRECTWOMEN.ORG/ X 2019 PA DIRECTWOMEN IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS ON CORPORATE BOARDS. 16 16 3 113 0 0 908155 757687 149200 250800 13655 55944 2004 2729 1073014 1067160 0 0 0 0 347646 378075 0 0 85858 319492 484898 667138 862973 405876 204187 2123715 2319884 48054 40036 2075661 2279848 X DIRECTWOMEN IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS ON CORPORATE BOARDS. DIRECTWOMEN IDENTIFIES LEADING WOMEN LAWYERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE EXPERIENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND BUSINESS JUDGMENT REQUIRED FOR BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS, DIRECTWOMEN DEVELOPS AND POSITIONS WOMEN ATTORNEY LEADERS FOR BOARD SERVICE. IT ALSO SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR COMPANIES SEEKING QUALIFIED WOMEN BOARD CANDIDATES. 0 0 534491 250800 IN 2023, DIRECT WOMEN PRODUCED A SERIES OF WEBINARS FOR WOMEN LAWYERS TO INSPIRE AN INTEREST IN CORPORATE BOARD SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION HELD THE BOARD INSTITUTE, ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, IN OCTOBER. EACH YEAR, DIRECTWOMEN IDENTIFIES A SMALL GROUP OF LEADING WOMEN LAWYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD INSTITUTE BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE EXPERIENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND BUSINESS JUDGMENT REQUIRED FOR BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. THE BOARD INSTITUTE PROVIDES WORKING SESSIONS DESIGNED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP THEIR VALUE PROPOSITION AND PERSONAL BOARD-SEARCH STRATEGIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RAN PROGRAMS AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING EVENTS FOR THE BOARD INSTITUTE ALUMNAE TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR BOARD SEARCH. FIFTEEN DIRECTWOMEN BOARD INSTITUTE ALUMNAE WERE ELECTED TO SIXTEEN BOARD SEATS IN 2023. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, DIRECTWOMEN ALUMNAE HAVE SERVED ON 198 CORPORATE BOARDS. DIRECT WOMEN ALSO HOSTED THE 2023 SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR BOARD EXCELLENCE AWARD LUNCHEON TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BOARD DIVERSITY AND TO SHOWCASE SUCCESSFUL WOMEN LAWYER-DIRECTORS. OVER 400 CEOS, CORPORATE DIRECTORS, LAW FIRM LEADERS, AND OTHER SUPPORTERS ATTENDED THE EVENT. DIRECTWOMEN HOSTED ITS FIRST-EVER INTERNATIONAL BOARDS PROGRAM IN LONDON, ENGLAND IN JUNE 2023. 120 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE EVENT WHICH FEATURED WOMEN LAWYER DIRECTORS WHO SERVE ON INTERNATIONAL BOARDS AND SEARCH FIRM EXECUTIVES WHO PLACE PLACE DIRECTORS ON BOARDS. 534491 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WA WV WI X SHAWN TAYLOR KAMINSKI 7082449006 106 W CALENDAR AVENUE SUITE 93 LA GRANGE IL 60525 SHAWN TAYLOR KAMINSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 143156 0 35704 CATHARINE ARROWOOD CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LILY YAN HUGHES VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK GENTILE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BANKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH DODDS-BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI EDISON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY HOCHENBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE KEANE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EVE HOWARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TREVOR NORWITZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LANIGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA ZOPP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 YEN D CHU DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE CONNELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA C GREEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELISA GARCIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY VUILLEMOT DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS 40.00 X 103750 0 18569 246906 0 54273 2 0 1 0 0 757687 757687 CONFERENCE REGISTRATIO 611430 250800 250800 250800 55944 55944 CASH BACK 900099 2729 2729 2729 1067160 250800 0 58673 X 178860 81703 63692 33465 148366 68702 52341 27323 28704 12391 10604 5709 22145 10388 7761 3996 183134 102358 69929 10847 13708 1188 12383 137 218164 206655 11486 23 551 551 3331 3331 SUPPLIES & GIFTS 26192 24532 1626 34 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 15936 15458 73 405 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 8182 3500 4682 0 POSTAGE, SHIPPING AND H 6527 5086 1026 415 9173 1979 3690 3504 862973 534491 242624 85858 1816596 1234089 251715 1035802 49506 15960 5898 31829 2755 551 0 2204 2123715 2319884 30054 19036 18000 21000 48054 40036 X 2062661 2279848 13000 0 2075661 2279848 2123715 2319884 204187 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4735 1733032 624035 908155 757687 4027644 4735 1733032 624035 908155 757687 4027644 26992 4000652 6657 2904 13655 55944 79160 453 708 2004 2729 5894 4112698 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2755 551 2204 2204 X 1105423 38263 38263 1067160 0 1067160 901236 38263 38263 862973 0 862973 PART X, LINE 2: DIRECTWOMEN IS RECOGNIZED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501C3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES EXCEPT FOR TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. NO TAX EXPENSE IS RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AS THERE WERE NO UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED DIRECTWOMEN'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT DIRECTWOMEN HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SHAWN TAYLOR KAMINSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 143156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35704 0 178860 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IS MATERIAL, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EXISTING MATERIAL CONFLICT, DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO DIRECT WOMEN. THE BOARD RECORDS IN ITS MEETING MINUTES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WILL DOCUMENT THAT IN MAKING A DECISION IT HAS USED THE PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA PROVIDED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY EACH YEAR USING COMPARISONS TO OTHER NONPROFITS AS A BENCHMARK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G AUDIT, ACCOUNTING, COMPLIANCE, FUNDRAISING, CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 102,358. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 69,929. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,847. TOTAL EXPENSES 183,134. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.