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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1956643

Womens Independence Scholarship Program Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,245,536

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $25,552,826

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,269,158

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $24,783,152

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,334,906

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,403,813

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,140,510

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $20,222,860

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,386,850

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,073,207

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,761,646

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $18,093,977

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,831,834

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $20,207,030

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,966,138

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $20,670,537

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual] & [individual]

    $1,245,536

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Teresa FountainChair Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ellen KiernanVice Chair Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nancy SowardSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nanci McGregorTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • JC GrahamDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tammy SimmonsExecutive Dir. Hours 40Pay $131,667

The return

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