Workshops Empowerment Inc
Analysis
Workshops Empowerment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1955, 71 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Workshops Empowerment Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.7m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Workshops Empowerment Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities Incorporated ($2.7m), Verde Valley Sanctuary ($2.7m) and Ridc Mill 19b ($2.7m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 197 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 26%
- Program services 68%
- Other 5.9%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities Incorporated | Denver | $2.7m |
| Verde Valley Sanctuary | Sedona | $2.7m |
| Ridc Mill 19b | Pittsburgh | $2.7m |
| Denver Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Commit | Denver | $2.7m |