Moms Against Poverty

Analysis

Moms Against Poverty is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlingame, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2008, 18 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, Moms Against Poverty reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $4.4m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Moms Against Poverty sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blair County Community Action Program ($4.4m), LA Semilla Food Center ($4.4m) and Valley Outreach ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (3.9% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.