Women for Afghan Women Inc
Donations deductibleWomen for Afghan Women Inc's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Pforzheimer Chair | Board Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Hurunnessa Fariad | Board of Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Leslie Genier Cunningham | Board of Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Meg Barnette | Board of Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nawa A Lodin Esq (also filed as Nawa A Lodin) | Board of Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sofia Jelanizada Deblanc | Board Treasure | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Teresa Merkle | Board of Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Yelda Ali | Board of Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Y Nasir | Financial Controller | since 2020 |
| Ahmmad Yama Nasir | Financial Controller | 2021 |
| Gagan Vohra | Director of Finance | since 2022 |
| Kevin Schumacher | Deputy Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Naheed Samadi Bahram | US Country Director | since 2020 |
| Najia Nasim | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naheed S Bahram | US Country Director | 40 | $128k | $49k | |
| Nataliia Skalii | Director of Finance | 40 | $94k | $40k | |
| Susan Aryan Antolin | Executive Director | 40 | $57k | $529 | |
| Gagan Vohra | Director of Finance | 40 | $35k | $1k | |
| Mariam Hotaki | Board of Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Leslie Genier Cunningham | Board of Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Teresa A Merkle | Board of Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Hurunnessa Fariad | Board of Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Nawa A Lodin | Board of Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Yelda Ali | Board of Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Annie Pforzheimer | Board Chair | 30 | $0 | ||
| Sofia Jelanizada DeBlanc | Board Treasure | 15 | $0 |
Colorado roster
14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263009125). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Nawa A. Lodin | Board of Director |
| Mariam Hotaki | Board of Director |
| Leslie Genier Cunningham | Board of Director |
| Susan Aryan Antolin | Executive Director |
| Hurunnessa Fariad | Board of Director |
| Yelda Ali | Board of Director |
| Nataliia Skalii | |
| Sofia Jelanizada Deblanc | Board Treasure |
| Annie Pforzheimer | President |
| Teresa A. Merkle | Board of Director |
| Naheed S. Bahram | US Country Director |
| Nataliia Skalii | Director of Finance |
| Gagan Vohra | Director of Finance |
| Annie Pforzheimer | Board Chair |
About
- Legal name
- Women for Afghan Women Inc
- EIN
- 020539734
- Address
- 7119 162nd St, Fresh Meadows, NY, 11365-4444
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan Women and girls in Afghanistan and the USA. ln particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls (see Schedule O for details). (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q70 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Susan Aryan Antolin (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsLeslie Genier Cunningham
≥6years on the filingsMeg Barnette
≥6years on the filingsTeresa Merkle
≥5years on the filingsAnnie Pforzheimer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.8m
- Total liabilities
- $1.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $225k
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 84
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob A Riis Neighborhood | Citizenship Instruction Program | $48k |
| Hello Future Inc | Summer youth program | $27k |
| Connect Inc | Gender violence workshops | $14k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Women For Afghan Women, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 24 January 2002
- Registered agent
- Not stated