Columbia County Sanctuary Movement

Analysis

Columbia County Sanctuary Movement is a registered charity in United States, based in Hudson, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement reported income of $1.5m and spending of $775k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $277k to $1.5m (+441%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 1118%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kicklighter Resource Center Inc ($1.5m), Georgia Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Inc ($1.5m) and US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $276k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 11 employees.