Southwest Options for Women

Analysis

Southwest Options for Women is a registered charity in United States, based in Eden Prairie, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 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 December 2023, Southwest Options for Women reported income of $477k and spending of $373k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $477k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. 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, Southwest Options 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 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Johnson & Johnson Activities Inc ($477k), Beautiful Day Foundation ($477k) and Caldwell Meals on Wheels Inc ($477k).

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 $77k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $104k. At year end it held assets of $601k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $588k. It reported 7 employees.