The Desert Island

Analysis

The Desert Island is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 October 2023, The Desert Island reported income of $67k and spending of $69k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2023, income grew from $48k to $67k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Desert Island sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jyoti Sadhana Center Corporation ($67k), Sams Children Inc ($67k) and Wetzel Homes Inc ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $182k.