Eskaton

Analysis

Eskaton is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmichael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Eskaton reported income of $738k and spending of $1.5m, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $738k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eskaton sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taller de Jose ($738k), Bay Area Womens and Childrens Center ($738k) and Helping Hearts Foundation ($738k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $848k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of -$2.0m. It reported 14 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.