Candlelighters of the El Paso Area

Analysis

Candlelighters of the El Paso Area is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 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, Candlelighters of the El Paso Area reported income of $368k and spending of $557k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $659k to $368k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Candlelighters of the El Paso Area sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunlight Gardens ($368k), Learning Courage ($368k) and Project Sankofa Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $141k. It reported 8 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.