Women in Need

Analysis

Women in Need is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Women in Need reported income of $514k and spending of $800k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $615k to $514k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Women in Need sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands Improving Lives ($514k), Beef Logic Inc ($514k) and Arrows Family Services ($514k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $201k against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of -$809k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.