Direct Women

Analysis

Direct Women is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Grange, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 years ago. 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, Direct Women reported income of $1.1m and spending of $863k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.1m (-39%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Direct Women sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golf Coaches Association of America Inc ($1.1m), Trivium School ($1.1m) and American Sokol Organization and Educational and Physical Culture O ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $148k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 3 employees.