American Women for International Understanding

Analysis

American Women for International Understanding is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1973, 53 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Women for International Understanding reported income of $203k and spending of $174k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $194k to $203k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Women for International Understanding sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ray of Hope Inc ($203k), Shepherd 23 Colon 1 Inc ($203k) and Go Near Ministry ($202k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $636k against liabilities of $67k, net assets of $569k. It reported 1 employees.