Manzanita Outreach

Analysis

Manzanita Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in Cottonwood, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Manzanita Outreach reported income of $8.2m and spending of $7.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $185k to $8.2m (+4295%), an average of +158% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 804%. 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, Manzanita Outreach sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens ($8.2m), Comwell ($8.2m) and Dorot Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $163k. It paid $37k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $670k against liabilities of $7,463, net assets of $662k. It reported 6 employees.