Growing Place Center for Helping People

Analysis

Growing Place Center for Helping People is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Growing Place Center for Helping People reported income of $982k and spending of $1.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $573k to $982k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Growing Place Center for Helping People sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Island Nursing Home Inc ($982k), The Marty Lyons Foundation Inc ($982k) and River City Advocacy Inc ($981k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $670k. At year end it held assets of $282k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $271k. It reported 19 employees.