Tradewinds Inc

Analysis

Tradewinds Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sedalia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 June 2023, Tradewinds Inc reported income of $183k and spending of $215k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $162k to $183k (+13%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Tradewinds Inc sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elmdale Apartments Nonprofit Housing Corporation ($183k), Community Action Housing Development Corporation ($183k) and Jewish Residential Foundation ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $809k against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of -$688k.

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.