Public Works

Analysis

Public Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Summerville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 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, Public Works reported income of $764k and spending of $521k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $358k to $764k (+113%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1440%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Public Works sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Business Development Center Inc ($763k), Claiborne County Chamber and Ecd Foundation Inc ($764k) and The Current Ga Inc ($763k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $116k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $485k. It reported 9 employees.