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WOMEN'S DECLARATION INTERNATIONAL USA INC

CATSKILL, NY · EIN 861562197 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE R24 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Small ($100K-$1M) · womensdeclarationusa.com
revenue
$289K
expenses
$236K
net assets
$147K
employees
0
volunteers
7
program ratio
68%
mission · from form 990

CHALLENGE THE DISCRIMINATION WOMEN EXPERIENCE FROM THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CATEGORY OF SEX WITH THAT OF GENDER IDENTITY. THEY ARE A DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEER WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOCUSED ON PROTECTING WOMEN'S SEX-BASED RIGHTS AND PROMOTING THE DECLARATION ON WOMEN'S SEX-BASED RIGHTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Women's Declaration International USA Inc is a civil rights advocacy organization focused on protecting women's sex-based rights. It challenges policies that replace sex with gender identity and promotes the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights. The group engages in public education, grassroots campaigns, policy advocacy, and organizes national conventions for radical feminists.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

100 Days Project – Executive Order 13988
Letter-writing campaign urging federal agencies to protect sex-based rights in response to Biden’s executive order on gender identity
Equality for All Act (EFAA)
Proposed legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and sex-stereotyping while preserving sex-based protections for women and girls, offered as an alternative to the Equality Act
School FOIA Project
Collects and archives materials from public schools via Freedom of Information Act requests to examine how gender ideology is being taught to children
State Legislative Testimony
Organizes volunteers to testify in state legislatures on bills affecting women's sex-based rights, particularly regarding single-sex spaces and sports
Supporting Incarcerated Women in New Jersey
Email campaign addressing the placement of male inmates in the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women based on gender identity claims
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Human Rights Advocacy & Accountability 1 activity
    • Advocacy for the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights
      Advocates for the implementation of the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights in law and policy, using it as a foundational document to guide all organizational actions. The organization promotes this declaration domestically and internationally, including by making it available in 19 translated languages and collecting signatures from over 37,000 women.
  • Women's Leadership & Peace Network Building 1 activity
    • National women's political conventions
      Hosts annual national women's political conventions to grow and amplify the Women's Liberation Movement, with documented events held in Atlanta, Georgia (2024), and prior conventions in previous years, including the second and fourth gatherings.
  • Gender Equity Research and Advocacy 1 activity
    • Publication of radical feminist research and analysis
      Produces and publishes radical feminist research, including analyses of high-profile cases such as Jeffrey Epstein following document releases in 2026, and critiques of psychotherapeutic practices affecting lesbians.
  • Uncategorized 6 activities
    • Coalition-building and volunteer mobilization
      Organizes volunteer women across the United States to protect sex-based rights and forms cross-partisan coalitions to defend women’s rights, dignity, privacy, and safety. Reignited and accelerated the Women's Liberation Movement starting in 2022 through sustained organizing efforts.
    • Congressional outreach and awareness campaign
      Sent copies of "The Abolition of Sex" by Kara Dansky to every member of Congress along with personalized constituent messages to raise awareness about threats to sex-based rights.
    • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) campaigns
      Conducts FOIA requests to gather data on male inmates housed in U.S. women's state prisons, first in 2021 and followed by a broader 2023 campaign to collect updated data and full housing policies. Also acquires educational materials from American schools via FOIA to document curricula on sex and gender.
    • Government engagement and policy intervention
      Presents testimony to government agencies, responds to proposed policy changes, and conducts targeted campaigns such as sending letters to federal officials—including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer—opposing legislation like the Equality Act. Also launched an email campaign targeting the New Jersey Department of Corrections regarding male inmates impregnating women at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility.
    • Legal advocacy and amicus participation
      Engages in legal advocacy by filing amicus briefs in key cases to present radical feminist arguments, particularly around sex-based rights. Also hosts webinars analyzing ongoing litigation such as Olympus Spa v. Armstrong to inform public and legal discourse.
    • Public protests and direct actions
      Organizes public demonstrations and direct actions, including a protest on Fifth Avenue in New York City against men in women’s Olympic sports, a Mother’s Day 2021 campaign distributing flyers and stickers against female erasure, and a nationwide ribbon action supporting Marion Miller. Also conducted nonviolent direct action training sessions preceding events.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$289K
Contributions & grants$54K19%
Program service revenue$234K81%
Investment income$2K1%
Other revenue$153
expenses
Total expenses$236K
Program expenses68%
Admin / overhead31%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$18K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$148K
Cash$139K
Investments$0
Liabilities$744
Net assets$147K
Liquid reserves7.1 mo
3 years on record · 2022–2024 · YoY revenue -9.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
KARA DANSKY FORMER PRESIDENT 25 $18K
board members · 3
  • KARLA MANTILLA — DIRECTOR
  • KATHERINE KINNEY — DIRECTOR
  • LORRAINE NOWLIN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 6

Who they work with

  • Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women Government — References CEDAW as the foundational international agreement affirming women and girls' sex-based rights.
  • Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (DIAG) Partner — Collaborates with members of Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (DIAG) in panel discussions on protecting women's sex-based rights within the Democratic political environment.
  • Hilton San Francisco Financial District Partner — Hosted the WDI USA 2023 National Convention at a contracted room rate for participants.
  • Terf Collective Partner — Collaborated on organizing a protest against men in women's Olympic sports in New York City in July 2021.
  • Women’s Declaration International Network — WDI USA is part of the global Women's Declaration International network and references the international organization's website for resources.
  • Women’s Declaration International Partner — WDI USA is the United States chapter of Women’s Declaration International.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Declaration-Based Advocacy for Sex-Based Rights
    methodology: declaration-based_advocacy
    By promoting the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights as a foundational document, the organization advances legal and policy protections grounded in biological sex, because anchoring advocacy in an established international framework strengthens legitimacy and coherence in challenging the replacement of sex with gender identity.
  • Grassroots Mobilization Through Decentralized Volunteer Action
    methodology: grassroots_mobilization
    By activating a decentralized network of volunteers, the organization builds local visibility and public awareness around sex-based rights, because community-led actions increase organic reach and sustained movement participation without centralized control.
  • Radical Feminist Praxis to Advance Women's Liberation
    methodology: radical_feminist_tactics
    By employing radical feminist tactics such as consciousness raising, nonviolent direct action, and legislative advocacy, the organization fosters structural change and movement cohesion, because these methods historically produce deep political analysis, collective identity, and pressure for institutional reform.
  • Rights-Consistent Legal and Policy Advocacy
    methodology: rights-based_advocacy
    By grounding sex-based rights advocacy in international human rights frameworks such as CEDAW, the organization reinforces women’s rights within existing legal systems, because alignment with ratified treaties increases persuasive authority in policy engagement and governmental responses.