Center Pole

Analysis

Center Pole is a registered charity in United States, based in Garryowen, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Center Pole reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.5m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center Pole sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc ($1.5m), Alices Kids Inc ($1.5m) and Village of FPC ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $321k against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $295k. It reported 2 employees.