Independent Women's Forum: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The Independent Women's Forum, or IWF, is a nonprofit that promotes policy ideas for women and families grounded in market principles. It publishes research and commentary on regulation, health care, education and cultural questions.

Independent Women's Forum is listed here in the category "Advocacy". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 1992 by women who supported the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas and objected to what they saw as a narrow set of feminist voices. It has since added an advocacy arm.

Independent Women's Forum is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Winchester, VA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

IWF is funded by individuals and foundations and files a Form 990, shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $7.1 million, total expenses of $7.5 million and total assets of $2.9 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Independent Womens Forum. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

IWF supports free markets, limited government and women's opportunity. It opposes some policies it considers harmful to women.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Concerned Women for America, Eagle Forum, The Heritage Foundation.