Kino Border Initiative Inc

Analysis

Kino Border Initiative Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. 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, Kino Border Initiative Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.7m (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kino Border Initiative Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Training and Assistance Center Inc ($2.7m), American Helicopter Society International Inc ($2.7m) and Literacy Mid South Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $482k. It paid $53k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $123k, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 10 employees.