Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation

Analysis

Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in El Cajon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.9m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.4m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dream Centers of Colorado Springs ($2.4m), Livitup Inc ($2.4m) and Vashon Youth and Family Services ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $581k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $619k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 17 employees.