Bay Area First Step Inc

Analysis

Bay Area First Step Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in North Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Bay Area First Step Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $4.0m (+188%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bay Area First Step Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cerebral Palsy Foundation Inc ($4.0m), NRH Regional Rehab at Olney Inc ($4.0m) and Core Conditions Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 31 employees.