Families Forward Learning Center

Analysis

Families Forward Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Families Forward Learning Center reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.2m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Families Forward Learning Center sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golden West College Foundation ($2.2m), Semilla Project ($2.2m) and The Carolina Academy ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 107% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $248k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 29 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.