Vision Mexico

Analysis

Vision Mexico is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 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, Vision Mexico reported income of $566k and spending of $742k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $566k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vision Mexico sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missaukee Agricultural Youth Show Falmouth Michigan ($566k), Venice Parents Daycare and Preschool ($566k) and Long Term Care Services of Ventura County Inc ($566k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $557k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $530k.

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.