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Word Among US Inc

RegisteredEIN 52-1320592Frederick, MDOther charitable purposes
Income$15.7m2023-12
Spending$16.3msame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctOther charitable purposes
Exempt since1985Publicly supported organisat
Employees84latest return

Analysis

Word Among US Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Frederick, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Word Among US Inc reported income of $15.7m and spending of $16.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.8m to $15.7m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Word Among US Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feed My People Inc ($15.7m), Presbyterian Retirement Homes of Birmingham Inc ($15.7m) and Scott Dawson Evangelistic Assoc Inc ($15.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $20.5m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 84 employees.

Income and spending

$0$4.1m$8.1m$12.2m$16.3m2019 Income: $13,847,6562019 Spending: $13,743,14720192020 Income: $13,728,9292020 Spending: $13,823,15620202021 Income: $15,315,9082021 Spending: $14,549,09420212022 Income: $15,562,5292022 Spending: $16,055,72020222023 Income: $15,665,8942023 Spending: $16,268,2702023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Program services 98%
  • Other 1.9%

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Feed My People IncEau Claire$15.7m
Presbyterian Retirement Homes of Birmingham IncBirmingham$15.7m
Scott Dawson Evangelistic Assoc IncBirmingham$15.6m
Brighton Center IncNewport$15.7m