Red Feather Development Group

Analysis

Red Feather Development Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Red Feather Development Group reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $684k to $3.3m (+386%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Red Feather Development Group sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kings Daughters & Sons Housing Inc ($3.3m), Management Services Inc ($3.3m) and Anacortes Family Center ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $450k. It paid $160 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 15 employees.