Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Inc

Analysis

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Orange, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Inc reported income of $5.6m and spending of $4.8m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $5.6m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Accelerate Change Inc ($5.6m), Child Protection Center Inc ($5.6m) and Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association Inc ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $230k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 54 employees.