Una Vida

Analysis

Una Vida is a registered charity in United States, based in Placerville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 July 2023, Una Vida reported income of $88k and spending of $111k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2023, income fell from $199k to $88k (-56%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Una Vida sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Meru Coffee Project Inc ($88k), Sharieff Foundation Inc ($88k) and Generation Changers ($88k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $89k against liabilities of $1,549, net assets of $87k.