Center for Planning Excellence Inc

Analysis

Center for Planning Excellence Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 2022, Center for Planning Excellence Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.6m to $2.4m (+46%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Center for Planning Excellence Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McLeansville Fire Department Inc ($2.4m), Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation ($2.4m) and With Angels Foundation Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $351k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $940k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $912k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 30 employees.