Vistar Inc

Analysis

Vistar Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Vistar Inc reported income of $648k and spending of $648k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $43k to $648k (+1424%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 883%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vistar Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League ($648k), Interstitial Cystitis Association of America ($648k) and Dekalb County Economic Development Corporation ($648k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $204k. At year end it held assets of $651k against liabilities of $255k, net assets of $396k. It reported 8 employees.