Northwest Arkansas Womens Shelter

Analysis

Northwest Arkansas Womens Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Rogers, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 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 December 2023, Northwest Arkansas Womens Shelter reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Arkansas Womens Shelter sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Propel Kitchens ($1.3m), Delhi Center ($1.3m) and Girls Inc of Greater Pittsburgh ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $747k. At year end it held assets of $607k against liabilities of $140k, net assets of $466k. It reported 44 employees.