Nations Finest

Analysis

Nations Finest is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Nations Finest reported income of $31.6m and spending of $32.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.9m to $31.6m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Nations Finest sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arc of New Jersey Inc ($31.6m), Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research ($31.7m) and Providence Medical Center ($31.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $501k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.8m. It paid $105k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 316 employees.