Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services

Analysis

Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services reported income of $6.5m and spending of $4.9m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $6.5m (+401%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services 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 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Residential Resources Inc ($6.5m), Bernal Heights Housing Corporation ($6.6m) and Bethany Community Services Inc ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $433k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $670k. At year end it held assets of $32.1m against liabilities of $25.0m, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 8 employees.