Kiva Spirit Foundation

Analysis

Kiva Spirit Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pleasanton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Kiva Spirit Foundation reported income of $87k and spending of $118k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $87k (+4.4%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 162% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kiva Spirit Foundation sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southside Support Incorporated ($87k), Center for US Policy ($87k) and Wilkins Family Charitable Foundation ($87k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (42% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of -$1.2m. It reported 1 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.