Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology

Analysis

Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology is a registered charity in United States, based in Espanola, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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, Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology reported income of $123k and spending of $158k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $267k to $123k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 38th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bibles for the Blind and Visually Handicapped International ($123k), North Texas Wounded Warrior Golf Association ($123k) and Center for Neurosciences Foundation ($123k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1,405. At year end it held assets of $171k against liabilities of $7,065, net assets of $164k. It reported 2 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.