United Arc Inc

Analysis

United Arc Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Turners Falls, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, United Arc Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $5.9m to $4.4m (-27%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Arc Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kimochi Inc ($4.4m), Potters House 98 ($4.4m) and Family Alternatives Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $424k. It reported 122 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.