The West Inc

Analysis

The West Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1964, 62 years ago. 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 April 2023, The West Inc reported income of $486k and spending of $283k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income grew from $194k to $486k (+150%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The West Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westar Institute Inc ($486k), Ocala Royal Dames for Cancer Research Inc ($486k) and Cervivor Inc ($486k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $720k against liabilities of $9,075, net assets of $711k. It reported 4 employees.