Riva Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action

Analysis

Riva Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 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 2023, Riva Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.9m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Riva Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Natural Resources ($2.9m), Colonie Senior Service Centers Inc ($2.9m) and Napa Valley Grapegrowers Foundation ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $214k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 96 employees.