Uncommon Good

Analysis

Uncommon Good is a registered charity in United States, based in Claremont, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Uncommon Good reported income of $8.4m and spending of $8.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $8.4m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Uncommon Good sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Citrus County Assn for Retarded Citizens Inc ($8.4m), Kittitas Interactive Management ($8.4m) and Rise Community Services ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (1.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $17.5m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $17.4m. It reported 27 employees.