Houston Area Womens Center Inc

Analysis

Houston Area Womens Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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, Houston Area Womens Center Inc reported income of $14.4m and spending of $14.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $14.4m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Houston Area Womens Center Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willows Cottages ($14.4m), Cortland Acres Association Inc ($14.4m) and Loretto Adult Community Inc ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $379k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.6m. It paid $170k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $39.9m against liabilities of $11.5m, net assets of $28.4m. It reported 230 employees.