Mission Empower

Analysis

Mission Empower is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Mission Empower reported income of $299k and spending of $304k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $249k to $299k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mission Empower sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justice & Soul Foundation ($298k), Walk N Rollers Inc ($299k) and Waldoboro Public Library ($298k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of -$12k. It reported 30 employees.