Bay Area Rescue Mission

Analysis

Bay Area Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1966, 60 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 2024, Bay Area Rescue Mission reported income of $12.5m and spending of $12.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $10.3m to $12.5m (+21%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bay Area Rescue Mission sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enable Inc ($12.5m), Westside Future Fund ($12.5m) and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Health Center Inc ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. It paid $52k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 60 employees.