One Good Turn

Analysis

One Good Turn is a registered charity in United States, based in Englewood, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 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, One Good Turn reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.0m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, One Good Turn sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broadcasters Child Development ($3.0m), Young Womens Christian Association of Newburyport ($3.0m) and Blount County Community Action Agency Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 54 employees.