Women Helping Women

Analysis

Women Helping Women is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Women Helping Women reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $5.0m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Women Helping Women sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empac Industrial Resources Inc ($5.0m), Sheet Metal WRKRS Local Union No 17 Joint Apprntc & Training Trust FND ($5.0m) and Mer Rouge Community Services Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 141 employees.