The Center for Medical Progress

Analysis

The Center for Medical Progress is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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 December 2023, The Center for Medical Progress reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.4m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.1m (+5.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Center for Medical Progress sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospital Sisters Healthcare-West Inc ($1.1m), Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network ($1.1m) and Bethesda Health Group Foundation of St Louis Inc ($1.1m).

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 $191k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $100k. At year end it held assets of $337k against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of -$1.7m. It reported 2 employees.