Vista Maria

Analysis

Vista Maria is a registered charity in United States, based in Dearborn HTS, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Vista Maria reported income of $36.3m and spending of $29.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $25.9m to $36.3m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vista Maria sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California State University Fresno Athletic Corporation ($36.3m), Trace Inc ($36.4m) and Circle Health Services ($36.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.6m. At year end it held assets of $53.1m against liabilities of $7.5m, net assets of $45.7m. It reported 529 employees.