Center for Bio-Ethical Reform

Analysis

Center for Bio-Ethical Reform is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Forest, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Bio-Ethical Reform reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.0m (+0.8%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bertram Volunteer Fire Department ($1.0m), Family Violence Program of St Bernard ($1.0m) and Alaska Teamster Employer Service Training Trust ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $521k. At year end it held assets of $396k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $378k. It reported 24 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.