Taking People Places

Analysis

Taking People Places is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Taking People Places reported income of $114k and spending of $119k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $139k to $114k (-18%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Taking People Places sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ms Inc ($114k), Family Resources of New Orleans Inc ($114k) and Ckenergy Electric Foundation Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6,696 against liabilities of $8,633, net assets of -$1,937.