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US nonprofit · EIN 237147454 · Boston, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237147454) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

League of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial Fund's network

8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 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 (9) 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Courtney RAU RogersCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Elizabeth Foster-NolanPresident2020
6 yrs
Jean CherdackTrustee2019
7 yrs
Jeanne MorrisonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Jen GoldmanFormer Trustee2022
4 yrs
Miriam DavisTrustee2023
3 yrs
Susan AbramsTrustee2019
7 yrs
Tanya RoyTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Meryl KesslerExecutive Director (Former)2019
Patricia ComfortExecutive Directorsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Patricia ComfortFormer Executive Director20$59k$39k
Celia CanavanExecutive Director20$2k$1k
Tanya RoyTreasurer5$0
Courtney Rau RogersCo-President5$0
Jacquelyn Burmeister1st Vice President5$0
Karen Price2nd Vice President5$0
Marcia JohnsonTrustee5$0
Marie GauthierCo-President5$0
Jean CherdackTrustee5$0
Margaret CoppeTrustee5$0
Jessica VocaturoTrustee5$0
Marlene O'brienTrustee5$0
Debra DagwanTrustee5$0
Melida MurphyTrustee5$0
Jeanne MorrisonTrustee5$0
Josiah MorrowTrustee5$0
Samantha GiffenTrustee5$0
Miriam DavisTrustee5$0
Courtney HendersonTrustee5$0
Caroline McKeonTrustee5$0
Christy TorresTrustee5$0
Celia NolanTrustee5$0

About

Legal name
League of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial Fund
EIN
237147454
Address
90 Canal St Ste 414, Boston, MA, 02114-2022
State
Massachusetts
Mission
To encourage informed and active participation in government through civic education and voter engagement. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R400 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1971
Principal officer
Celia Canavan (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1972
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJean Cherdack
≥7years on the filingsSusan Abrams
≥6years on the filingsElizabeth Foster-Nolan
≥6years on the filingsTanya Roy

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$27k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.6m
Contributions and grants received
$148k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$15k
Employees
7