Citizen Assistance Programs

Analysis

Citizen Assistance Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Forks, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. 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 2023, Citizen Assistance Programs reported income of $218k and spending of $108k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $136k to $218k (+60%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizen Assistance Programs sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orange Coast Gakuen Inc ($218k), Supreme Master Ching Hai Intl Association in Florida Inc ($218k) and Humane Society of Harrison County ($218k).

At year end it held assets of $466k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $445k.