Camarena Health

Analysis

Camarena Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Madera, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Camarena Health reported income of $72.7m and spending of $69.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $45.5m to $72.7m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Camarena Health 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 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brooklyn Ambulatory Care PC ($72.6m), Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation ($72.7m) and St Lukes Health Network Inc ($72.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35.5m. At year end it held assets of $92.3m against liabilities of $39.3m, net assets of $53.0m. It reported 590 employees.