Refuge Center for Counseling Inc

Analysis

Refuge Center for Counseling Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Franklin, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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 June 2023, Refuge Center for Counseling Inc reported income of $5.3m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $5.3m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refuge Center for Counseling Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boston Center for Independent Living Inc ($5.3m), St Vincent de Paul Society Inc ($5.3m) and Friends Center for Children Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.3m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 35 employees.