Vista Alegre

Analysis

Vista Alegre is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Vista Alegre reported income of $500k and spending of $532k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $388k to $500k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Vista Alegre sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tolland Senior Housing Inc ($500k), St Edmunds Tower Annex Inc ($500k) and Housing Reinvestment Corporation of America ($500k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $1.3m.

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.