Womens Business Enterprise National Council

Analysis

Womens Business Enterprise National Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Womens Business Enterprise National Council reported income of $16.3m and spending of $16.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.8m to $16.3m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Womens Business Enterprise National Council 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 97th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prison Law Office ($16.1m), Columbia Legal Services ($16.3m) and Orangewood Foundation ($16.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 45 employees.