Friends in the Desert Foundation Inc

Analysis

Friends in the Desert Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Henderson, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Friends in the Desert Foundation Inc reported income of $320k and spending of $300k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $234k to $320k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends in the Desert Foundation Inc 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 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Humanitarian Missions Inc ($320k), African Community Senior Services ($320k) and O K Kids Inc ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $1,597, net assets of $142k. It reported 2 employees.