Proprioceptive Writing Center

Analysis

Proprioceptive Writing Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Proprioceptive Writing Center reported income of $109k and spending of $104k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $89k to $109k (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Proprioceptive Writing Center sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collicot School P T O ($109k), The Heritage of Odessa Foundation ($109k) and Alameda Museum ($109k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $70k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $70k.