Upper Valley Mend

Analysis

Upper Valley Mend is a registered charity in United States, based in Leavenworth, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 years ago. 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, Upper Valley Mend reported income of $6.8m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $6.8m (+498%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 281%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Upper Valley Mend sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Appalachian Childrens Home ($6.8m), Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition Inc ($6.8m) and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Inc ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $672k. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 36 employees.