Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Inc

Analysis

Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $674k to $1.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alianza Center ($1.0m), The Nita Foundation ($1.0m) and Upper Midwest Law Center ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $456k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of -$330k. It reported 10 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.