Sewing Lab

Analysis

Sewing Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Sewing Lab reported income of $399k and spending of $397k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $310k to $399k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sewing Lab sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 83 Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund ($399k), Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public ($399k) and Aspire Education Project ($399k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $423k against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $333k. It reported 12 employees.