Bakersfield Rescue Mission

Analysis

Bakersfield Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1953, 73 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Bakersfield Rescue Mission reported income of $8.5m and spending of $5.9m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $8.5m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Bakersfield Rescue Mission sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dupage P a D S Inc ($8.5m), Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation ($8.5m) and Wartburg Senior Housing Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $466k, net assets of $11.3m. It reported 58 employees.