Narrow Door

Analysis

Narrow Door is a registered charity in United States, based in Indio, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Narrow Door reported income of $261k and spending of $288k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $646k to $261k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Narrow Door sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodbury Life Resource Center ($261k), Coalition of Blackmen ($261k) and Friends of Assisi Food Pantry Inc ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $42k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $29k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.