Kendal at Oberlin

Analysis

Kendal at Oberlin is a registered charity in United States, based in Oberlin, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Kendal at Oberlin reported income of $25.9m and spending of $23.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $22.2m to $25.9m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kendal at Oberlin sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watts Labor Community Action Committee ($25.8m), Youthbridge Community Foundation ($25.9m) and Lifecare Inc ($25.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.4% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $841k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.3m. It paid $8,272 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $124.2m against liabilities of $63.5m, net assets of $60.7m. It reported 300 employees.