Mountain Rescue Association

Analysis

Mountain Rescue Association is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Mountain Rescue Association reported income of $115k and spending of $117k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $95k to $115k (+21%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Mountain Rescue Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Syrian Institute for Progress a California Public Benefit Corporat ($115k), Thirsty Lands Inc ($115k) and Leetsdale Fire Department Inc ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 52% of the total. At year end it held assets of $493k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $493k.