Wny Womens Foundation

Analysis

Wny Womens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Wny Womens Foundation reported income of $699k and spending of $675k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $756k to $699k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wny Womens Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apples for Children ($699k), Have Haven Inc ($700k) and Educating Communities for Parenting ($699k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 107% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (25% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $167k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 17 employees.