African Women Rising

Analysis

African Women Rising is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, African Women Rising reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.4m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, African Women Rising sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mother and Unborn Babycare of Long Island Inc ($2.4m), Indiana Alliance of Ymcas Incorporated ($2.4m) and Path of Grace Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $402k. It paid $31k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 1 employees.