Southern California State University

Analysis

Southern California State University is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southern California State University reported income of $592k and spending of $581k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $327k to $592k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern California State University sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anita Oaks School Inc ($592k), Ambleside of Marion NFP ($592k) and Champaign Urbana Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & TRNG Fund ($592k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $303k. At year end it held assets of $681k against liabilities of $284k, net assets of $396k. It reported 24 employees.