Stay Focused

Analysis

Stay Focused is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Stay Focused reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $421k to $1.4m (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Stay Focused sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rock Church Bay Area ($1.4m), New Church Specialties ($1.4m) and Ecumenical Institute ($1.4m).

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 $66k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $504k. At year end it held assets of $204k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $187k. It reported 29 employees.