Desert Mission Inc

Analysis

Desert Mission Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1948, 78 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 December 2023, Desert Mission Inc reported income of $10.5m and spending of $11.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.9m to $10.5m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Desert Mission Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of Hilo ($10.5m), Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc ($10.5m) and Way to Grow ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $186k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $13.7m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $8.0m.

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.