The Womens Initiative

Analysis

The Womens Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, The Womens Initiative reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.2m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Womens Initiative sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Support Advocacy and Resource Center ($2.2m), Center for Health Affairs ($2.2m) and Special Spaces Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 26 employees.