Zoe Empowers

Analysis

Zoe Empowers is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Zoe Empowers reported income of $7.4m and spending of $6.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $7.4m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Zoe Empowers sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outreach Aid to the Americas Inc ($7.3m), International Budget Partnership ($7.4m) and Engineers Without Borders USA Inc ($7.3m).

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 $184k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $379k. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 10 employees.