Pura Vida Ministries

Analysis

Pura Vida Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Salida, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 September 2023, Pura Vida Ministries reported income of $646k and spending of $643k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $521k to $646k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Pura Vida Ministries sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enabled Children Initiative Ltd ($646k), Womens League for Israel Inc ($646k) and Newton Et Cetera Shop Inc ($645k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $54k. At year end it held assets of $468k against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $377k. It reported 3 employees.