White Pony Express

Analysis

White Pony Express is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, 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 December 2023, White Pony Express reported income of $13.0m and spending of $11.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.6m to $13.0m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, White Pony Express sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Storehouse of Community Resources ($13.0m), Sunnyvale Community Services ($13.0m) and Community Living Case Managementinc ($13.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $975k. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $352k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 21 employees.