Casa Viva

Analysis

Casa Viva is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Casa Viva reported income of $345k and spending of $384k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $298k to $345k (+16%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Casa Viva sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arms of Hope Childrens Home ($345k), Hope Outreach International ($346k) and Ukraine House Foundation ($345k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $162k. At year end it held assets of $257k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $257k. It reported 2 employees.