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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-0782268

Women's Philanthropic Union

A private foundation in Cleveland Heights, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $745,000 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.

How to apply

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $745,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,997,440

  • Tax year 2024

    $763,277

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,074,139

  • Tax year 2023

    $686,968

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,253,300

  • Tax year 2022

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,220,743

  • Tax year 2021

    $790,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,112,357

  • Tax year 2020

    $735,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,300,594

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. YWCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Funding of general operations of cogswell hall facility to enable organization to make safe living quarters available to women of all ages. This organization is independent of women's philanthropic union (wpu), however, the president of YWCA of greater cleveland is entitled to ex-officio membership on the wpu board.

    $390,000
  2. Friendly Inn Settlement House IncCleveland, OH

    Funding of general operations to enable organization to further its neighborhood settlement work largely centered in the carver housing project. This organization is independent of women's philanthropic union (wpu), however, the president of friendly inn is entitled to ex-officio membership on the wpu board. Several wpu board members have served past or present board memberships of friendly inn.

    $355,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio2 grants $745,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Robert PottsAT LARGE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Greg MersolASST TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Marilyn ColemanTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Edith PhillipsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kimberle GottfriedSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald StimpertTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tyson MitchellTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Hilary SchicklerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Yolanda ArmstrongDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Helen Forbes FieldsDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Lauren GilbrideTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

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