Fresh Start Womens Foundation

Analysis

Fresh Start Womens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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 June 2024, Fresh Start Womens Foundation reported income of $8.4m and spending of $7.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $3.2m to $8.4m (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fresh Start Womens Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Family Service of Silicon Valley ($8.4m), Hopewell Center Inc ($8.4m) and Sheltered Living Inc ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $316k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 58 employees.