Learnup Centers

Analysis

Learnup Centers is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2014, 12 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, Learnup Centers reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $417k to $1.5m (+272%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Learnup Centers sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spectrum ($1.5m), Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services ($1.5m) and Goodness United Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.4% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $629k. At year end it held assets of $239k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $200k. It reported 66 employees.