Purposely Chosen

Analysis

Purposely Chosen is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 December 2023, Purposely Chosen reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $882k to $1.7m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Purposely Chosen sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frankfort Township Charities ($1.7m), Oakland Hope ($1.7m) and Bottomless Closet ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $556k. At year end it held assets of $628k against liabilities of $463k, net assets of $165k. It reported 19 employees.