Center for the Working Poor

Analysis

Center for the Working Poor is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Center for the Working Poor reported income of $359k and spending of $162k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $253k to $359k (+42%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for the Working Poor sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Advocacy in Champaign County ($359k), Down Syndrome Indiana Inc ($359k) and Huerta Del Valle ($359k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (45% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $501k against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $429k. It reported 1 employees.