Womens Media Center

Analysis

Womens Media Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Womens Media Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.0m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Womens Media Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Jazz Orchestra ($1.0m), Historic Yellow Springs Inc ($1.0m) and The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 113% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $456k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $471k. At year end it held assets of $398k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $354k. It reported 8 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.