Eden Centers

Analysis

Eden Centers is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Eden Centers reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $828k to $1.1m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eden Centers sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housing Options & Planning Enterprises Inc ($1.1m), Gold Star Teen Adventures ($1.1m) and Marinette County Elderly Services ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $336k. It paid $56k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $209k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 24 employees.