California Policy Center

Analysis

California Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Tustin, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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 December 2023, California Policy Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $1.7m (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, California Policy Center sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yavapai Food Bank Inc ($1.7m), Hilltop Neighborhood House Inc ($1.7m) and Tahoma Hills ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $444k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $500, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 11 employees.