Operation Serve Inc

Analysis

Operation Serve Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfield, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 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, Operation Serve Inc reported income of $858k and spending of $578k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $846k to $858k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Serve Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Troy-Johnson Learning Korner Inc ($858k), Children At-Promise Early Learning Center ($858k) and Warwick Day Care Center Inc ($858k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 6 employees.