A Reason to Survive

Analysis

A Reason to Survive is a registered charity in United States, based in National City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, A Reason to Survive reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $626k to $1.7m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, A Reason to Survive 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 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New London Barn Playhouse Inc ($1.7m), Karen Organization of San Diego ($1.7m) and Arts Council Santa Cruz County ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $475k against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $364k. It reported 49 employees.