Stack Up

Analysis

Stack Up is a registered charity in United States, based in Van Nuys, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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, Stack Up reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $1.8m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stack Up 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 New Futures ($1.8m), Wish for Wheels ($1.8m) and Shelter for Help in Emergency ($1.8m).

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 $60k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $630k. At year end it held assets of $459k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $445k. It reported 38 employees.