Womens Business Enterprise Council South

Analysis

Womens Business Enterprise Council South is a registered charity in United States, based in Metairie, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 2022, Womens Business Enterprise Council South reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+51%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Womens Business Enterprise Council South sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Generations Alternative Programs Inc ($1.7m), Special Treatment Education and Prevention Services Inc ($1.7m) and Sanctuary Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $681k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.