Pillars of the Community

Analysis

Pillars of the Community is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 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, Pillars of the Community reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $345k to $1.3m (+272%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pillars of the Community 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 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cushing Manor Community Support Facility Inc ($1.3m), Childrens Center ($1.3m) and Suffolk Ahrc Properties Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $571k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 17 employees.