Center for Applied Research Solutions Inc

Analysis

Center for Applied Research Solutions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Center for Applied Research Solutions Inc reported income of $14.2m and spending of $12.0m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $14.2m (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Applied Research Solutions Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ford S Theatre Society ($14.2m), International Documentary Association Inc ($14.2m) and Washington Ballet ($14.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 48 employees.