Mission Action Inc

Analysis

Mission Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mission Action Inc reported income of $25.5m and spending of $23.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $25.5m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Mission Action Inc 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 Friendship Haven Inc ($25.4m), Community Solutions International Inc ($25.5m) and Boise Housing Corporation ($25.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $468k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.5m. It paid $72k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $19.0m against liabilities of $13.4m, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 254 employees.