Retrograde

Analysis

Retrograde is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalona, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2023, Retrograde reported income of $130k and spending of $121k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $163k to $130k (-20%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Retrograde sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillbilly Christmas in July Inc ($130k), Center for Environmental Therapeutics ($130k) and Ora Vsimcha Family Services Inc ($130k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 68% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3,746 against liabilities of $2,637, net assets of $1,109.