Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies

Analysis

Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.7m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.0m to $3.9m (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omaha Conservatory of Music ($3.9m), The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia ($3.9m) and Annual Reviews Investment Corporation ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $966k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $439k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 45 employees.