Arbor Vista Inc

Analysis

Arbor Vista Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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 September 2023, Arbor Vista Inc reported income of $974k and spending of $1.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $810k to $974k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Arbor Vista Inc 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 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahi Capital Gateway Inc ($973k), Community Housing Initiative Inc ($974k) and Open Arms Assisted Living ($973k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $210k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of -$3.8m.

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.