Stand to Reason

Analysis

Stand to Reason is a registered charity in United States, based in Signal Hill, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Stand to Reason reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.1m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Stand to Reason sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Samaritan Center Inc ($3.1m), Migdal Oz ($3.1m) and Drala Mountain Center ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $468k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $808k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 16 employees.