The Station Break

Analysis

The Station Break is a registered charity in United States, based in Mt Vernon, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 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, The Station Break reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $899k to $1.0m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. 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, The Station Break sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth & Family Resource Center Inc ($1.0m), 4 Christ Mission ($1.0m) and Vital Aging of Williamsburg County Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $918k against liabilities of $307k, net assets of $611k. It reported 25 employees.