We Lead

Analysis

We Lead is a registered charity in United States, based in West Liberty, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, We Lead reported income of $152k and spending of $139k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $182k to $152k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, We Lead sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Realtors Foundation ($152k), Desour Valley Edc Inc ($152k) and Pine Bluff Downtown Development Inc ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $796k against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $773k. It reported 2 employees.