Chetna

Analysis

Chetna is a registered charity in United States, based in Richardson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 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, Chetna reported income of $90k and spending of $46k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $194k to $90k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chetna sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denver Adaptive Divers ($90k), Farmers Market Management Services ($90k) and Clover Cat Rescue ($90k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $413k against liabilities of $172, net assets of $412k. It reported 4 employees.