New Directions for Women Inc

Analysis

New Directions for Women Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 March 2023, New Directions for Women Inc reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $4.1m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, New Directions for Women Inc 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 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nelson County Health System ($4.1m), Scripted Healthcare System ($4.1m) and Family Connects International ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $946k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 51 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.