The Champions Center

Analysis

The Champions Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Anderson, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2024, The Champions Center reported income of $685k and spending of $846k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $793k to $685k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Champions Center sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Source Thrift Store ($685k), Columbia Childrens Center ($685k) and Ezer Leyisroel Inc ($685k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $674k. At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $20, net assets of $382k. It reported 24 employees.