Empowering the Masses

Analysis

Empowering the Masses is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 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, Empowering the Masses reported income of $1.2m and spending of $967k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $436k to $1.2m (+170%), an average of +170% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Empowering the Masses sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include KC Digital Drive ($1.2m), Lollypop Learning Center Inc ($1.2m) and Overflow Thrift Store Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $163k. At year end it held assets of $365k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $365k. It reported 7 employees.