Center for Spiritual Studies of California

Analysis

Center for Spiritual Studies of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Yucca Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1974, 52 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, Center for Spiritual Studies of California reported income of $890k and spending of $783k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $554k to $890k (+61%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 741%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Spiritual Studies of California sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan Rowing Association ($890k), National Human Services Assembly ($890k) and Bethany Home Inc ($890k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $389k against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $250k.