Selah

Analysis

Selah is a registered charity in United States, based in Steamboat SPR, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Selah reported income of $228k and spending of $213k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $184k to $228k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Selah sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include USA Regenerative Agricultural Alliance Inc ($228k), Heart of Iowa Big Brothers-Big Sisters ($228k) and Springfield Black Tie Inc ($228k).

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 $58k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $662k against liabilities of $2,000, net assets of $660k. It reported 6 employees.