Refuge and Restoration

Analysis

Refuge and Restoration is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Refuge and Restoration reported income of $2.7m and spending of $4.7m, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income grew from $1.6m to $2.7m (+67%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refuge and Restoration sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Pantry Community Service Inc ($2.7m), Atlantic Outreach Incorporated ($2.7m) and MSK Solutions ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $12.3m against liabilities of $12.5m, net assets of -$210k. It reported 2 employees.