Inspiration Transportation

Analysis

Inspiration Transportation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2024, Inspiration Transportation reported income of $83k and spending of $92k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2024, income fell from $196k to $83k (-58%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Inspiration Transportation sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fair Grove Senior Center ($83k), Niagara Heritage of Hope and Service Inc ($83k) and Alexandria Boxing Club Inc ($83k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of -$4,607.

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.