Mountain Valley Haven

Analysis

Mountain Valley Haven is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmichael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Mountain Valley Haven reported income of $116k and spending of $135k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $93k to $116k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Mountain Valley Haven sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mental Health Center of Champaign County Housing Corporation ($116k), Golden Oaks Apartments Inc ($116k) and Melwood-Dolly Housing Inc ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $696k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $667k. It reported 1 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.