Combined Arms

Analysis

Combined Arms is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Combined Arms reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.9m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $5.2m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Combined Arms sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Giving Tree ($5.2m), San Francisco Film Society ($5.2m) and Health Access Foundation ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $202k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. It paid $79k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $840k. It reported 36 employees.