El Centro Hispanoamericano

Analysis

El Centro Hispanoamericano is a registered charity in United States, based in Plainfield, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, El Centro Hispanoamericano reported income of $332k and spending of $289k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $217k to $332k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, El Centro Hispanoamericano sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Childrens Alliance ($331k), Unified Child Advocacy Network ($332k) and Great Basin Childrens Advocacy Center ($331k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $85k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $85k. It reported 4 employees.