Call Primrose

Analysis

Call Primrose is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlingame, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Call Primrose reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.7m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Call Primrose sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercy Center Ministries Inc ($1.7m), Fundacion MMM Inc ($1.7m) and Kids Nutrition Company Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7,804. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 7 employees.