Aurora Inc

Analysis

Aurora Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Evansville, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Aurora Inc reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.9m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Aurora Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Center for Healthy Families Inc ($2.9m), Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia Inc ($2.9m) and Blue Skies for Children Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $890k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $225k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 34 employees.