Center for Produce Safety

Analysis

Center for Produce Safety is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, 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 Produce Safety reported income of $4.3m and spending of $5.1m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.3m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Produce Safety sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New School of Lancaster ($4.3m), Alzheimers Family Services Center ($4.3m) and Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 3 employees.