Pura Vida Missions Inc

Analysis

Pura Vida Missions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Okeechobee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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 September 2023, Pura Vida Missions Inc reported income of $352k and spending of $327k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $416k to $352k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pura Vida Missions Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodsource of Central Florida Inc ($352k), Family First Ministries Inc ($352k) and Union Mission of Roanoke Rapids Incorporated ($352k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (9.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $370k against liabilities of $302, net assets of $369k.