Starts Right Here

Analysis

Starts Right Here is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 June 2024, Starts Right Here reported income of $893k and spending of $481k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $236k to $893k (+278%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Starts Right Here sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pa ($893k), Cool Girls Inc ($895k) and Rock Tree Sky ($893k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $400k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 9 employees.