Arizona Center for Empowerment

Analysis

Arizona Center for Empowerment is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Arizona Center for Empowerment reported income of $6.9m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $6.9m (+544%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 557%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Arizona Center for Empowerment sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Link Worldwide Inc ($6.9m), Comprehensive Youth Services of Fresno Inc ($7.0m) and Target Area Development Corporation ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1,000. At year end it held assets of $19.3m against liabilities of $9,719, net assets of $19.3m. It reported 1 employees.