Border Angels

Analysis

Border Angels is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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 December 2023, Border Angels reported income of $605k and spending of $1.0m, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $605k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Border Angels sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin Cooperative Ministry Inc ($604k), Dogwood Ranch Corp ($605k) and Feed the Need Missions ($604k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $264k. It paid $355 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $990k. It reported 6 employees.