Womens Initiative for Self- Empowerment

Analysis

Womens Initiative for Self- Empowerment is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 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 Initiative for Self- Empowerment reported income of $548k and spending of $564k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $239k to $548k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Initiative for Self- Empowerment sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curious Comedy Productions ($548k), United German American Societies of Greater Chicago Inc ($548k) and Dashboard Co-Op Inc ($548k).

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 $69k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $259k. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $99k, net assets of -$13k. 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.