Causa

Analysis

Causa is a registered charity in United States, based in Bandera, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 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 2022, Causa reported income of $155k and spending of $242k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $464k to $155k (-67%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Causa sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Church at Pittsburg ($155k), To Every Nation Inc ($155k) and Christian Science Provider Network ($155k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 209% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.3m.

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.