A Wider Circle Inc

Analysis

A Wider Circle Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 September 2023, A Wider Circle Inc reported income of $8.6m and spending of $9.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $18.7m to $8.6m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, A Wider Circle Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Floridamakes Inc ($8.6m), Alpine Learning Group Education Program Inc ($8.6m) and Basic Fund ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $185k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 96 employees.