Step Up Womens Network

Analysis

Step Up Womens Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Step Up Womens Network reported income of $2.6m and spending of $3.2m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $2.6m (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Step Up Womens Network 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 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Human Centered Design Inc ($2.6m), Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc ($2.6m) and Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $209k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 23 employees.