Tears

Analysis

Tears is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Tears reported income of $408k and spending of $408k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $408k (+13%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Tears sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newport Heights Elementary Foundation ($408k), Bio-Link Depot Inc ($408k) and The International University Consortium for Executive Education ($408k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. It paid $22k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6,186 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $6,186.