Awoke

Analysis

Awoke is a registered charity in United States, based in Pacoima, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Awoke reported income of $711k and spending of $684k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $764k to $711k (-6.9%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Awoke 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 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation ($711k), Fort Wayne Jewish Federation ($711k) and Arts Beats & Eats Foundation ($711k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $415k against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $392k. It reported 17 employees.