Center for Independent Living

Analysis

Center for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1972, 54 years ago. 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 June 2023, Center for Independent Living reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Independent Living sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Red Tab Foundation ($3.1m), YWCA of Hawaii Island ($3.1m) and Advance Colorado ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 43 employees.