Guardian Center Inc

Analysis

Guardian Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmi, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 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 June 2024, Guardian Center Inc reported income of $654k and spending of $445k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $397k to $654k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Guardian Center Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklinton Board of Trade Inc ($654k), Gateway Inc ($654k) and Legacy Mission Village ($654k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $333k. At year end it held assets of $668k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $648k. It reported 9 employees.