Work for Life

Analysis

Work for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 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, Work for Life reported income of $162k and spending of $149k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $93k to $162k (+73%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Work for Life sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Always on Our Own Inc ($162k), Red Tulip Project of Geauga ($162k) and SNCC Legacy Project Inc ($162k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k.