Southwest Womens Law Center

Analysis

Southwest Womens Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southwest Womens Law Center reported income of $778k and spending of $882k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $358k to $778k (+118%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southwest Womens Law Center sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leading Change Network Inc ($778k), New Hour for Women and Children Li Inc ($779k) and Military Religious Freedomfoundation Inc ($777k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $293k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $971k. It reported 8 employees.