Options United

Analysis

Options United is a registered charity in United States, based in Camarillo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 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, Options United reported income of $356k and spending of $374k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $457k to $356k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 34%. 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, Options United sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equity Advocates Inc ($356k), Combat Control Foundation Corporation ($356k) and Caritas Connections Inc ($355k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $256k. At year end it held assets of $152k against liabilities of $507, net assets of $151k. It reported 12 employees.