Friends of Vista Hill Foundation

Analysis

Friends of Vista Hill Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, Friends of Vista Hill Foundation reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.2m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Friends of Vista Hill Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators Inc ($2.2m), Farmworker Justice Fund Inc ($2.2m) and Americas Voice Education Fund ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $276k. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $15.3m.