The California Center for Civic Participation

Analysis

The California Center for Civic Participation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 August 2023, The California Center for Civic Participation reported income of $414k and spending of $417k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $821k to $414k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The California Center for Civic Participation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transylvania Association for Disabled Citizens ($414k), Nhhi-St Paul Barrier Free Housing Corporation ($414k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($414k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $101k. At year end it held assets of $238k against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $168k. It reported 4 employees.