Inspire Women

Analysis

Inspire Women is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Inspire Women reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.0m (-20%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. 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, Inspire Women sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Mecklenburg Child Development Association Inc ($1.0m), Sara Marie School ($1.0m) and Learning Club of KCK ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $490k. At year end it held assets of $18.4m against liabilities of $889k, net assets of $17.5m. It reported 9 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.