Foundation for Women

Analysis

Foundation for Women is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Jolla, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Foundation for Women reported income of $280k and spending of $295k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $350k to $280k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Foundation for Women sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sauganash Foundation ($280k), Evangel Charity Foundation Inc ($281k) and Yad L Yad Charity Fund Inc ($280k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $802k against liabilities of $759k, net assets of $42k. It reported 1 employees.