Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto

Analysis

Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto is a registered charity in United States, based in East Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 June 2023, Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+54%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands Food Ko Op Inc ($1.9m), Disabilities Rights Center - New Hampshire Inc ($1.9m) and Crotched Mountain Foundation ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $326k. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 12 employees.