Working Family Solidarity

Analysis

Working Family Solidarity is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, Working Family Solidarity reported income of $278k and spending of $255k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $278k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Working Family Solidarity sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ihub San Joaquin ($278k), Crawford County Economic Development Partnership ($278k) and Geneva Community Projects Inc ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $157k. At year end it held assets of $186k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $186k. It reported 5 employees.