Weigh of Life

Analysis

Weigh of Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 2022, Weigh of Life reported income of $51k and spending of $106k, spending 208% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $153k to $51k (-67%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Weigh of Life sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visible Figures ($51k), Siena House Inc ($51k) and Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigrees ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of -$14k.