National Womens Law Center

Analysis

National Womens Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 years ago. 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, National Womens Law Center reported income of $28.4m and spending of $33.0m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $20.3m to $28.4m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Womens Law Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benson Hospital Corporation ($28.4m), Kenneth Young Center ($28.4m) and Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health ($28.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.5m (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.5m. At year end it held assets of $112.1m against liabilities of $25.4m, net assets of $86.6m. It reported 160 employees.