International Sanctuary

Analysis

International Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 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 March 2023, International Sanctuary reported income of $904k and spending of $1.3m, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $904k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, International Sanctuary sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocating Change Together Inc ($904k), Ohio Elks Charitable Trust ($904k) and Cmd-It ($904k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $459k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $989k. It reported 14 employees.