Courage of Care

Analysis

Courage of Care is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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, Courage of Care reported income of $122k and spending of $121k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $210k to $122k (-42%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Courage of Care sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 44th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Dept ($122k), For the Cats Sake ($122k) and Heels to Heal Inc ($122k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.9% and program service revenue 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $16k against liabilities of $4,519, net assets of $11k.