United Through Reading

Analysis

United Through Reading is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, United Through Reading reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.3m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Through Reading 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 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iberoamerican Ministries ($2.3m), Childrens Action Alliance Inc ($2.3m) and Orangevale Community Foundation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $942k against liabilities of $119k, net assets of $823k. It reported 17 employees.