Center for Positive Changes

Analysis

Center for Positive Changes is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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, Center for Positive Changes reported income of $6.4m and spending of $6.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $6.4m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for Positive Changes sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Place for Children and Families Inc ($6.4m), West Side Food Bank a Non-Profit Corporation ($6.4m) and Spectrum Community Services Inc ($6.4m).

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 $204k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $557k. It reported 123 employees.