Kids Turn San Diego

Analysis

Kids Turn San Diego is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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, Kids Turn San Diego reported income of $420k and spending of $372k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $329k to $420k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kids Turn San Diego sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens ($420k), Sacred Ground ($420k) and Teen Challenge of South Carolina ($420k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $143k. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $232k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $217k. It reported 19 employees.