Assist - Flathead Valley

Analysis

Assist - Flathead Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 March 2023, Assist - Flathead Valley reported income of $145k and spending of $1.1m, spending 760% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $840k to $145k (-83%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 2341%. Over the whole period it spent 441% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Assist - Flathead Valley sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ the King Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul ($145k), Vermont Interfaith Action Inc ($145k) and Parkville Senior Center Council ($145k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $645k. At year end it held assets of $368k against liabilities of $976k, net assets of -$608k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.