Santiago Retreat Center
Analysis
Santiago Retreat Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Silverado, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2026. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2021, Santiago Retreat Center reported income of $607k and spending of $919k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2021, income fell from $878k to $607k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Santiago Retreat Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Modesto Interfaith Hospitality Network Inc ($607k), Norristown Hospitality Center ($608k) and Sikh Center of Orange County ($607k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $456k. At year end it held assets of $193k against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$1.0m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 48%
- Program services 52%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Modesto Interfaith Hospitality Network Inc | Modesto | $607k |
| Norristown Hospitality Center | Norristown | $608k |
| Sikh Center of Orange County | Santa Ana | $607k |
| Meridzo Center Inc | Lynch | $608k |