Go Campaign

Analysis

Go Campaign is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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 September 2023, Go Campaign reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.1m (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Go Campaign sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind Inc ($1.1m), Mental Health Association of Benton County Inc ($1.1m) and Indian Nations Conservation Alliance ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $311k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $629k, net assets of $4.0m.