Womans Friend Society

Analysis

Womans Friend Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1945, 81 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Womans Friend Society reported income of $201k and spending of $196k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $165k to $201k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Womans Friend Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Dakota Transit Inc ($201k), Society of American Military Engineers ($201k) and PTA Texas Congress ($201k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $28k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $3,550, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 1 employees.