Vision Appalachia

Analysis

Vision Appalachia is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 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, Vision Appalachia reported income of $279k and spending of $269k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $260k to $279k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vision Appalachia sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Dirt Relief Fund ($279k), International Center for Food Ontology Operability Data and Sema ($279k) and Kettle Falls Senior Citizens Center Inc ($279k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7,150. At year end it held assets of $217k against liabilities of $4,232, net assets of $213k. It reported 3 employees.