Desert Pow Wow

Analysis

Desert Pow Wow is a registered charity in United States, based in Dove Canyon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Desert Pow Wow reported income of $149k and spending of $134k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $139k to $149k (+7.2%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Desert Pow Wow sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gathering Place Inc ($149k), Rmcof Inc ($149k) and Fathers Farm ($149k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80k.