Disabilty Empowerment Center

Analysis

Disabilty Empowerment Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 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 September 2023, Disabilty Empowerment Center reported income of $867k and spending of $990k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $665k to $867k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disabilty Empowerment Center 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 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Choice Community Supports Inc ($867k), Building Blocks Child Center Inc ($867k) and M4k Richmond Inc ($866k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $302k. At year end it held assets of $829k against liabilities of $816k, net assets of $13k. It reported 10 employees.