Austin Police Operation Blue Santa

Analysis

Austin Police Operation Blue Santa is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Austin Police Operation Blue Santa reported income of $334k and spending of $374k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $285k to $334k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 536%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Austin Police Operation Blue Santa sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pickens County Family Resource Center ($334k), Honduras Good Works ($334k) and Awesome Life Academy NFP ($334k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $586k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $586k.