Family Empowerment Centers

Analysis

Family Empowerment Centers is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Family Empowerment Centers reported income of $769k and spending of $742k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $412k to $769k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Family Empowerment Centers sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern California Childrens Museum Inc ($769k), Bais Schneur Youth Development Program ($769k) and Common Ground Montgomery ($769k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $311k. At year end it held assets of $242k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $196k. It reported 19 employees.