Gotta Be Me Inc

Analysis

Gotta Be Me Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Omaha, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Gotta Be Me Inc reported income of $354k and spending of $384k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $217k to $354k (+63%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gotta Be Me Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Forestry Association Educational Fund Inc ($354k), Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education ($354k) and Helpers Community Inc ($354k).

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 $67k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $88k.

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.