Vista Hill Foundation

Analysis

Vista Hill Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1959, 67 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 hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Vista Hill Foundation reported income of $38.5m and spending of $36.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $34.2m to $38.5m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vista Hill Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thedacare Medical Center New London Inc ($38.5m), Cope Community Services Inc ($38.6m) and Teresian House Nursing Home Co Inc ($38.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.4% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $821k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27.3m. At year end it held assets of $41.1m against liabilities of $10.3m, net assets of $30.8m. It reported 601 employees.