West River Transit

Analysis

West River Transit is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1980, 46 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 June 2023, West River Transit reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $908k to $1.1m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West River Transit sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2800 American Street Company ($1.1m), Child Care Resorce Center Inc ($1.1m) and Student Support Network Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $511k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 33 employees.