Womens Safe House

Analysis

Womens Safe House is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1977, 49 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, Womens Safe House reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.8m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Womens Safe House 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 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horn of Africa Services ($2.8m), Real Place Inc ($2.8m) and Unity Shelter ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $283k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 46 employees.