Sunny Vista Living Center

Analysis

Sunny Vista Living Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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, Sunny Vista Living Center reported income of $18.9m and spending of $20.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.5m to $18.9m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sunny Vista Living Center sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beacon Dowagiac Inc ($18.8m), Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo Inc ($18.9m) and Sightsavers Inc ($18.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.9m. At year end it held assets of $35.9m against liabilities of $42.5m, net assets of -$6.6m. It reported 316 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.