Center for Transformative Action

Analysis

Center for Transformative Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Ithaca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1972, 54 years ago. 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 June 2023, Center for Transformative Action reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.9m (+52%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Transformative Action sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adler Graduate School ($3.9m), Mercederian Missionaries of Berriz ($3.9m) and Charlie Brown Community Day Care Center ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $459k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 81 employees.