Court Appointed Special Advocates of Merced County

Analysis

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Merced County is a registered charity in United States, based in Merced, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Merced County reported income of $895k and spending of $661k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $448k to $895k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Merced County sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% 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 Robertas Place Inc ($895k), Consider the Lily Incorporated ($896k) and Casa of Ventura County Inc ($895k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $295k. At year end it held assets of $874k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $842k. It reported 7 employees.