Fresh Start Surgical Gifts

Analysis

Fresh Start Surgical Gifts is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlsbad, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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 June 2023, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts reported income of $3.7m and spending of $2.9m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.7m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benton Community Foundation ($3.7m), Bellin Health Foundation Inc ($3.7m) and Community Action of Ventura County ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $859k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $868k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $511k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 13 employees.