Vital Talk

Analysis

Vital Talk is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Vital Talk reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.1m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.7m (-3.0%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vital Talk sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Turning Point Home of San Diego ($1.7m), Lighthouse Center for Vital Living ($1.7m) and Muhlenberg Area Ambulance Association Incorporated ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.0% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $561k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $604k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 11 employees.