Movement Strategy Center

Analysis

Movement Strategy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Movement Strategy Center reported income of $32.3m and spending of $32.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $24.3m to $32.3m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Movement Strategy Center sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Craft3 ($32.1m), Orion Industries ($32.3m) and The Workplace Inc ($32.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $486k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. It paid $227k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $56.9m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $54.9m. It reported 249 employees.