18 Reasons

Analysis

18 Reasons is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 2023, 18 Reasons reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.7m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, 18 Reasons 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 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perry Wellness Center Incorporated ($2.7m), 1hope for Kids Inc ($2.7m) and Re Family Services Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $377k, net assets of $853k. It reported 21 employees.