Fresno Rescue Mission

Analysis

Fresno Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1954, 72 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 June 2023, Fresno Rescue Mission reported income of $11.4m and spending of $11.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $22.8m to $11.4m (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Fresno Rescue Mission sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Inc ($11.4m), Israel Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund Corp ($11.4m) and Blugold Real Estate Foundation Inc ($11.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $54.7m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $53.2m. It reported 185 employees.