Starvista

Analysis

Starvista is a registered charity in United States, based in San Carlos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Starvista reported income of $16.3m and spending of $16.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $15.1m to $16.3m (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Starvista sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Make the Road States Inc ($16.2m), Washington County Community Action Council Inc ($16.3m) and Growth Works Inc ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $470k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 244 employees.