Astra Mental Health and Recovery Inc

Analysis

Astra Mental Health and Recovery Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1967, 59 years ago. 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, Astra Mental Health and Recovery Inc reported income of $25.0m and spending of $27.5m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $19.7m to $25.0m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Astra Mental Health and Recovery Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Action Council of Howard County MD Inc ($24.9m), Opportunity Finance Network ($25.0m) and Resist Inc ($24.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $388k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.7m. At year end it held assets of $15.0m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $13.0m. It reported 413 employees.

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.