Mission Vista

Analysis

Mission Vista is a registered charity in United States, based in Wenatchee, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1975, 51 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, Mission Vista reported income of $6.5m and spending of $5.2m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $6.5m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mission Vista sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community for New Direction Incorporation ($6.5m), Horizons Specialized Services Inc ($6.5m) and Darlington County Community Action Agency ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $658k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 133 employees.