Open Arms of Blue Ridge Inc

Analysis

Open Arms of Blue Ridge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Ridge, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 December 2023, Open Arms of Blue Ridge Inc reported income of $465k and spending of $478k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $403k to $465k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. 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, Open Arms of Blue Ridge Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Inc of Wexford and Osceola Counties ($465k), Homefront Inc ($465k) and Mision Vida Nueva ($465k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $247k. At year end it held assets of $590k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $580k. It reported 17 employees.