Morning Star Ranch

Analysis

Morning Star Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairbanks, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Morning Star Ranch reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $834k to $1.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Morning Star Ranch sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia ($1.4m), Winter Park Day Nursery Inc ($1.4m) and Share My Meals ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $830k. At year end it held assets of $823k against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $754k. It reported 41 employees.