Guiding Word Counseling

Analysis

Guiding Word Counseling is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Guiding Word Counseling reported income of $89k and spending of $92k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $96k to $89k (-7.2%), an average of -7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Guiding Word Counseling sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Union University National Alumni Association Inc ($89k), Global Community College Leadership Network Inc ($89k) and Vanguard High School Boosters Inc ($89k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $172k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $172k.