El Centro Inc

Analysis

El Centro Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, El Centro Inc reported income of $4.8m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.8m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, El Centro Inc 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operating Engineers 103 Iuoe Apprenticeship & Training Program ($4.8m), Careers Through Culinary Arts Program Inc ($4.8m) and The Coordination Lab Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $495k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 48 employees.