Operation Refuge Inc

Analysis

Operation Refuge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Operation Refuge Inc reported income of $378k and spending of $365k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $281k to $378k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Operation Refuge 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 66th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Syracuse City Ballet Inc ($378k), Landmark West Inc ($379k) and Metal Arts Guild of Georgia Inc ($378k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $96k. At year end it held assets of $763k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $748k. It reported 11 employees.