Instedd

Analysis

Instedd is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Instedd reported income of $1.0m and spending of $988k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.0m (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Instedd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newtown Fire Association ($1.0m), Idlewild Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($1.0m) and Windber Fire Company No 1 ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $334k. At year end it held assets of $403k against liabilities of $331k, net assets of $73k. It reported 4 employees.