Volunteer Ascension

Analysis

Volunteer Ascension is a registered charity in United States, based in Gonzales, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 2022, Volunteer Ascension reported income of $169k and spending of $178k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income fell from $287k to $169k (-41%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Volunteer Ascension sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation ($168k), Northwest Pacific Linemen Rodeo ($169k) and Abrace Inc - Brazilian Association of Culture and Education ($168k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $211k against liabilities of $4,072, net assets of $207k.