Milpa

Analysis

Milpa is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 years ago. 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, Milpa reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $506k to $3.2m (+529%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 382%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Milpa sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reciprocal Ministries International ($3.2m), The Family Y ($3.2m) and Onejustice ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $249k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $215k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 34 employees.