Family Guidance Center

Analysis

Family Guidance Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Wyomissing, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1971, 55 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, Family Guidance Center reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.2m (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Guidance Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arc of Indian River County Inc ($3.2m), Center of Life ($3.2m) and Hearts to Nourish Hope Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 50 employees.