Charity Navigator

Analysis

Charity Navigator is a registered charity in United States, based in Union City, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Charity Navigator reported income of $4.2m and spending of $8.4m, spending 197% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $4.2m (+3.2%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charity Navigator sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coburn Place Safehaven II Inc ($4.2m), Jewish Community Care at Home Corporation ($4.2m) and Brockton Day Nursery Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 130% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $743k, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 48 employees.