Responsible Hospitality Institute

Analysis

Responsible Hospitality Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Scotts Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Responsible Hospitality Institute reported income of $419k and spending of $478k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $489k to $419k (-14%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Responsible Hospitality Institute sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resilience1220 Inc ($418k), Heart Mind Haven ($419k) and Hungry Hill Foundation ($418k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $7,269 (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $31k against liabilities of $290k, net assets of -$259k. It reported 7 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.