Advocates for Better Health

Analysis

Advocates for Better Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Roseville, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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, Advocates for Better Health reported income of $304k and spending of $331k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $932k to $304k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Advocates for Better Health sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council ($304k), Assure the Future ($304k) and Linville-Central Rescue Squad Inc ($304k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (36% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $844k against liabilities of $328k, net assets of $515k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.