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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2025684

Empowering Works Inc

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $76,604 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $76,604

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $549,946

  • Tax year 2024

    $74,955

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $394,737

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,283

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $433,937

  • Tax year 2022

    $51,317

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $462,803

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,408

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $496,521

  • Tax year 2020

    $48,590

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $518,308

  • Tax year 2019

    $107,877

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $545,509

  • Tax year 2018

    $61,315

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $630,526

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Riverbend ChurchAustin, TX

    General support

    $47,127
  2. Abundant Life IncAustin, TX

    General support

    $12,526
  3. Child Freedom CoalitionGreenville, SC

    General support

    $6,000
  4. Women for Women InternationalWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,300
  5. Central TX Food BankAustin, TX

    General support

    $3,000
  6. Gospel in LifeNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,551
  7. Restavek FreedomCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $1,575
  8. Christ for the City InternationalOmaha, NE

    General support

    $500
  9. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $25

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid1 grant $3,30087% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $50013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $62,653
  2. South Carolina1 grant $6,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $3,325
  4. New York1 grant $2,551
  5. Ohio1 grant $1,575
  6. Nebraska1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Genelle EdwardsPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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