Empower Evergreen

Analysis

Empower Evergreen is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Empower Evergreen reported income of $3.1m and spending of $604k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.1m (+172%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Empower Evergreen sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dubuque Community Y ($3.1m), Beds for Kids Inc ($3.1m) and Wayland Mennonite Home Association ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $125k. It paid $79k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $320k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 4 employees.