Clear Skies Ranch

Analysis

Clear Skies Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Winnetka, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Clear Skies Ranch reported income of $128k and spending of $154k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $273k to $128k (-53%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Clear Skies Ranch sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buddlake First Aid Rescue Squad Inc ($128k), Osteopathic International Alliance ($128k) and Kara Love Project Dated 4-27-2018 ($128k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,350 (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $98k against liabilities of $472k, net assets of -$374k. It reported 12 employees.

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.