Retrouvaille of Nor Cal

Analysis

Retrouvaille of Nor Cal is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 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, Retrouvaille of Nor Cal reported income of $207k and spending of $184k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $268k to $207k (-23%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Retrouvaille of Nor Cal sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havin Foundation ($207k), Viswa Veda Parayana Brindam ($207k) and Society of St Vincent de Paul Dist Council of Lafayette Indiana Inc ($207k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $224k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $224k.