While We Are Waiting

Analysis

While We Are Waiting is a registered charity in United States, based in Hot Springs, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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, While We Are Waiting reported income of $504k and spending of $508k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $189k to $504k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, While We Are Waiting sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include GPCFB Support Corporation ($504k), Feed Iowa First ($504k) and Center for Disability Empowerment Inc ($504k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5,791. At year end it held assets of $983k against liabilities of $1,509, net assets of $981k. It reported 2 employees.