Women’s Action for New Direction (WAND)
Women’s March Partner
Founded: 1982 as Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament, changed the name to WAND in 1991
Founder: Helen Caldicott
Website: http://www.wand.org/
Location:
National Office
101 Main Street, 14th Floor | Cambridge, MA 02142
617.401.2877
DC Office
322 4th St., NE | Washington, DC 20002
202-544-5055
Summary:
- Started as a nuclear disarmament organization
- Anti-war, proposes less budget spending on defense
- Since 1991, has shifted its focus to promoting female leaders in politics
Funding:
Individual and corporate donations
2015 sponsor list
Diamond
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IGT
Service Employees International Union
Gold
Edie Allen
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Silver
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The Biosophical Institute
Google, Inc.
International Union of Operating Engineers
Land O’Lakes
Mylan Pharmaceuticals
National Education Association
Pfizer, Inc.
State Farm Insurance
United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry
United Food and Commercial Workers
Bronze
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, MN Council 5
AT&T Georgia
Bayer HealthCare
Communication Workers of America
DraftKings
FanDuel
FedEx
HGA Architects and Engineers
Lockridge Grindal Nauen, PLLP
PhRMA
Phyllis and Donald Kahn Philanthropic Fund
Copper
3M
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
Anytime Fitness
Boyd Gaming Corporation
Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton (NV)
Fräbel Glass Art Gallery & Studio, Atlanta
International Association of Fire Fighters
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Minnesota Cable Communications Association
Total Wine & More
Donors
American Friends Service Committee
Arms Control Association
Center for American Women and Politics
Center for Law and Social Policy
Citizens for Global Solutions
Common Cause
Delta Airlines
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Joel Carlson
Jonathan Flack
Fredrikson & Byron, PA
Gray Plant Mooty Law Firm
Institute for Inclusive Security
Institute for Policy Studies
Robert and Justine Haselow
Nancy Hylden
Jefferson County Teachers Association (KY)
Maria Jobin-Leeds
Henry Lord
Stephanie Lowenhaupt
Messerli & Kramer, PA
Barbara Meyer
Minneapolis Police Federation Charities, Inc.
Motion Picture Association of America
National Beer Wholesalers Association
National Women’s Political Caucus
PhRMA Northwest
Physicians for Social Responsibility
The Honorable Meshea Poore (WV)
Rice, Michels, & Walther, LLP
Sprint
St. Paul Teachers Pension PAC
Women’s Media Center
2008 – 2017 federal grants: N/A
Key people:
See WAND Leadership.doc
