Georgia Works

Analysis

Georgia Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2013, 13 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 June 2023, Georgia Works reported income of $6.6m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $6.6m (+246%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Georgia Works sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parenting with Intent ($6.6m), Family Christian Association of America Inc ($6.6m) and Trident Area Agency on Aging Inc ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $405k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 15 employees.