Basic Assistance to Students in the Community

Analysis

Basic Assistance to Students in the Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Borrego Springs, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 April 2024, Basic Assistance to Students in the Community reported income of $523k and spending of $374k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $225k to $523k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Basic Assistance to Students in the Community sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wayne County Public Library Inc ($523k), New York State Trial Lawyers Institute Inc ($523k) and Cave Conservancy Foundation ($523k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $936k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $936k. It reported 12 employees.