Downtown Womens Center

Analysis

Downtown Womens Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 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, Downtown Womens Center reported income of $27.2m and spending of $27.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.7m to $27.2m (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Downtown Womens Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homestead Village Inc ($27.1m), Bristol Bay Native Association Inc ($27.2m) and Clarity Care Inc ($27.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $515k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.6m. It paid $132k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $44.6m against liabilities of $22.3m, net assets of $22.3m. It reported 381 employees.