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TAKE THE LEAD INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 461478839 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P20 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · taketheleadwomen.com
revenue
$334K
expenses
$586K
net assets
$35K
employees
0
volunteers
28
program ratio
76%
mission · from form 990

TAKE THE LEAD PREPARES, DEVELOPS, INSPIRES, AND PROPELS ALL WOMEN OF ALL DIVERSITIES, AND INTERSECTIONALITIES TO TAKE THEIR FAIR AND EQUAL SHARE OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS ACROSS ALL SECTORS BY 2026.

profile · synthesized from sources

Take The Lead is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women of all diversities into leadership positions across sectors. It promotes women's leadership through conferences, storytelling, and public engagement, emphasizing equity, accountability, and systemic change. The organization's mission is to achieve gender parity in leadership by 2026.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Power To Change Stories
Storytelling platform highlighting personal journeys of women leaders across various fields, aiming to inspire and model transformative leadership.
Power Up Conference
Annual conference featuring national leaders and speakers focused on women's leadership, health, and equity, including panels on midlife health and systemic change.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Women's Leadership & Career Advancement Networks 2 activities
    • Distributes free leadership resources to support self-directed growth
      Offers free downloadable resources such as the tip sheet 'Leading on Your Own Terms: 5 Smart Moves to Help You Lead by Design Not Default' to support women in developing leadership skills independently.
    • Hosts annual Power Up Conference and Concert on Women's Equality Day
      Organizes an annual conference and concert in Washington, D.C., featuring over 40 national leaders across sectors, expert panels on inclusive leadership, systemic barriers, women's financial empowerment, midlife health, and storytelling workshops to advance women's leadership and social change. The 2026 event included a live audience of 3,000 and an international livestream audience of 500,000.
  • Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
    • Delivers leadership training and capacity-building programs
      Provides structured leadership development training, mentoring, and capacity-building support to help women step into leadership roles and drive cultural change. Participants develop and implement individual Strategic Leadership Action Plans, with 90% reporting implementation post-program.
  • Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Delivers multi-format leadership development programs
      Runs a four-month in-person and online leadership program with a 13-module curriculum, accountability partners, a private community, and a certificate of completion. Offers an online course on mindset, mental agility, and strategic leadership skills, and provides the '9 Leadership Power Tools' curriculum to advance women’s careers. Full and partial scholarships are available for displaced women.
  • Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
    • Produces and distributes leadership-focused digital content
      Produces a weekly e-newsletter distributed to over 20,000 women leaders and advocates, the 'Take The Lead Women' podcast, and LinkedIn Live sessions featuring interviews with entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders on leadership and cultural change.
  • Mentorship and Professional Development Programs 1 activity
    • Provides individual and group coaching for women's leadership advancement
      Offers one-on-one career coaching through 3- and 6-session packages that include assessments, visioning, and development of Strategic Leadership Action Plans. Also provides small group and 6-session group coaching focused on skill development and peer power tools, as well as customized corporate coaching aligned with organizational goals.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Provides organizational consulting to advance gender parity
      Delivers custom solutions and consulting services to organizations seeking to advance gender parity, inclusion, and systemic change, tailored to specific industry and domain challenges.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$334K
Contributions & grants$126K38%
Program service revenue$207K62%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$267
expenses
Total expenses$586K
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$45K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$55K
Cash$49K
Investments$0
Liabilities$21K
Net assets$35K
Liquid reserves1.0 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -52.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
GLORIA FELDT PRESIDENT 20 $45K
board members · 16
  • DENISE LEE — DIRECTOR
  • HEATHER MATTISON — DIRECTOR
  • KATHY ROBB — DIRECTOR
  • KEITHA PANSY — DIRECTOR
  • LAURA VEGA — VICE CHAIRMA
  • LEON SILVER — DIRECTOR
  • LILY MCNAIR — CHAIRMAN
  • LORETTA MCCARTHY — SECRETARY/TR
  • MADELYN SIERRA — DIRECTOR
  • MAGGIE SANCHEZ — DIRECTOR
  • MICHELLE TRAN — DIRECTOR
  • NANCY O'REILLY — DIRECTOR
  • PEGGY WILMOTH — DIRECTOR
  • STACEY ENGLE — DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN ARNOT HEANEY — DIRECTOR
  • TINA PANGLE — DIRECTOR
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • Gloria Feldt Partner — Co-Founder and President of Take The Lead
  • Gloria Feldt Partner — Co-founder and president of Take The Lead who leads program instruction and developed the core curriculum.
  • Gloria Feldt Partner — Hosts the Take The Lead Women podcast and LinkedIn Lives, conducting interviews on leadership topics.
  • Human Capital Institute (HCI) Partner — Collaborated with HCI on a 2015 survey linking coaching culture to business performance and employee engagement.
  • International Coach Federation (ICF) Partner — Collaborated with ICF on a 2015 survey linking coaching culture to business performance and employee engagement.
  • Leading Out Loud Conversations with Take The Lead Power Tool Champions Partner — Collaborative initiative featuring champions of Take The Lead's Power Tool program.
  • Midi Health Partner — Collaborates with Midi Health by featuring its CEO Joanna Strober as a speaker on women's midlife health at the Power Up Conference.
  • Midi Health Partner — Collaborates with speaker Joanna Strober, CEO and co-founder of Midi Health, for the Power Up Conference panel on women's midlife health.
  • NYU Law Partner — Features Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Executive Director at NYU Law, as a speaker at the Power Up Conference.
  • The Candid Collective Partner — Partners with The Candid Collective by hosting a storytelling workshop led by its founder Kendall Cherry at the Power Up Conference.
  • The Elizabeth Elting Foundation Funder — Provides funding support enabling full and partial scholarships for displaced women to access the 9 Leadership Power Tools program.
strategies · 5

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.

  • Integrated Preparation and Propulsion Model
    methodology: leadership_advancement_through_integrated_support
    By combining preparation, development, inspiration, and propulsion strategies, the organization advances women into leadership roles, because sustained engagement across multiple psychological and structural levels produces greater momentum than isolated interventions.
  • Intersectional Approach to Systemic Leadership Barriers
    methodology: intersectional_leadership_development
    By addressing interconnected systemic barriers—such as caregiving, health, and workplace culture—the organization enables more inclusive leadership advancement, because women’s leadership challenges are compounded by overlapping social identities and structural inequities.
  • Peer Cohort Model for Leadership Activation
    methodology: peer_cohort_model
    By placing women in supportive peer cohorts that include collaborative action planning, the organization increases leadership intentions and goal implementation, because peer accountability and shared experience enhance motivation and reduce isolation.
  • Power-to Framework for Collaborative Leadership
    methodology: power_to_framework
    By shifting from a "power over" to a "power to" model, the organization fosters collaborative, authentic leadership that aligns with women’s styles and drives systemic change, because this framework enhances agency and reduces reliance on hierarchical control.
  • Structured Leadership Curriculum with Identity Development
    methodology: leadership_identity_curriculum
    By using a defined curriculum—such as the 9 Leadership Power Tools—the organization helps women define their leadership identity, claim personal power, and design purpose-driven careers, because structured self-reflection increases clarity, confidence, and goal-directed action.