New Directions Career Center

Analysis

New Directions Career Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, New Directions Career Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $843k to $1.2m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Directions Career Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Womans Haven Inc ($1.2m), Kings Chapel Early Care and Education Center ($1.2m) and Rise Up Academy ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $620k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $306k, net assets of $804k. It reported 8 employees.