Desert View Inc

Analysis

Desert View Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Farmington, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Desert View Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.7m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Desert View Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Bankers Community Alliance Inc ($1.7m), Terra Manor ($1.7m) and Seeds of Literacy ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $173k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $668k, net assets of -$394k. It reported 50 employees.