Operation Jump Start

Analysis

Operation Jump Start is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Operation Jump Start reported income of $994k and spending of $955k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $645k to $994k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Operation Jump Start 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 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back 2 School America ($994k), Maryland 4-H Foundation Inc ($995k) and Soaring Wings Ranch Inc ($994k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $400k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 8 employees.