Center of Life

Analysis

Center of Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 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, Center of Life reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.2m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center of Life sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Guidance Center ($3.2m), Common Threads Family Resource Center ($3.2m) and The Arc of Indian River County Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $297k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $499k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 133 employees.