The Working Group

Analysis

The Working Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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, The Working Group reported income of $346k and spending of $604k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $515k to $346k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Working Group sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Forest Soccer Association Lake Forest ($346k), Whiffenpoofs of Yale University Inc ($346k) and Michigan State Medical Society Foundation ($346k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $254k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $191k. It reported 6 employees.