Women First Inc

Analysis

Women First Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Women First Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.8m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.8m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Women First Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Connections for International Health ($1.8m), Friends of Chimbote ($1.8m) and Hope for Haiti Childrens Center Incorporated ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $832k. At year end it held assets of $18.4m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $18.3m. It reported 6 employees.