Spirit of Santa Paula

Analysis

Spirit of Santa Paula is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Paula, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Spirit of Santa Paula reported income of $4.2m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from November 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $750k to $4.2m (+453%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 881%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Spirit of Santa Paula sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back to the Bible ($4.1m), Anoopam Mission Inc ($4.2m) and Jewish Book Trust Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $386k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 31 employees.