Wawos

Analysis

Wawos is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 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, Wawos reported income of $68k and spending of $70k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $32k to $68k (+112%), an average of +112% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wawos sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Potomac Highlands Food and Farm Initiative Inc ($68k), Senior Advocates of the Desert ($68k) and An Officer and Two Gentlemen Inc ($68k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $76k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $76k.