Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People

Analysis

Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People is a registered charity in United States, based in Solvang, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 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 June 2023, Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.4m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighbor Network of Northern Nevada ($2.4m), Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Inc ($2.4m) and National Black Farmers Association Incorporated ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $396k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 34 employees.