Pura Vida for Good

Analysis

Pura Vida for Good is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pura Vida for Good reported income of $98k and spending of $30k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $20k to $98k (+381%), an average of +381% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 381%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Pura Vida for Good 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 36th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tree Town Festival ($98k), Empower Programs Inc ($98k) and Logan Square Preservation ($98k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $73k.