Sew Powerful

Analysis

Sew Powerful is a registered charity in United States, based in Yuba City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Sew Powerful reported income of $1.4m and spending of $943k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $566k to $1.4m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sew Powerful sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dayton Smart Elementary School ($1.4m), Connection School of Houston ($1.4m) and Mountain City Public Montessori ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $972k against liabilities of $8,354, net assets of $964k.