Visalia Rescue Mission

Analysis

Visalia Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Visalia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 years ago. 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 September 2023, Visalia Rescue Mission reported income of $8.4m and spending of $8.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $8.0m to $8.4m (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Visalia Rescue Mission 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Christian School Association ($8.4m), Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago Inc ($8.4m) and Ferris Foundation ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. It paid $198k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $712k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 82 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.