West Avenue Compassion

Analysis

West Avenue Compassion is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 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, West Avenue Compassion reported income of $150k and spending of $137k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $150k (+65%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Avenue Compassion sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assistance League of Antelope Valley ($150k), Sparrow House Ministries ($150k) and A Gift of Smiles Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $6,046, net assets of $148k.