Family Guidance Institute

Analysis

Family Guidance Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Alamosa, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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 June 2023, Family Guidance Institute reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.2m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Guidance Institute sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bannock Youth Foundation Inc ($2.2m), Newton Food Pantry Inc ($2.2m) and Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $9.0m.