West Virginia Advocates Inc

Analysis

West Virginia Advocates Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, West Virginia Advocates Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $2.4m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Virginia Advocates Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Center Association ($2.4m), Place of Forsyth County Inc ($2.4m) and Community Resourcing Incorporated ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $765k against liabilities of $380k, net assets of $385k. It reported 38 employees.