Kavana

Analysis

Kavana is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 2023, Kavana reported income of $1.1m and spending of $936k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $763k to $1.1m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kavana sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Hill Incorporated ($1.1m), Forgotten Children Ministries ($1.1m) and Latrice Ryan Ministries Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $297k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $264k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1,721, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 27 employees.