Respond Now Inc

Analysis

Respond Now Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago HTS, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1971, 55 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 June 2023, Respond Now Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 64%. 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, Respond Now Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anniecannons Inc ($2.1m), Safe Haven of Racine Inc ($2.1m) and Capabilities Partnership Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $755k. At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $304k, net assets of $77k. It reported 14 employees.