Womens Way

Analysis

Womens Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1976, 50 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 August 2023, Womens Way reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $1.0m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Womens Way sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acts4 Community Outreach Servicesinc ($1.0m), Wayside Food Programs ($1.0m) and Kiwanis Day Nursery Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $350k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 9 employees.