Planning Council

Analysis

Planning Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1959, 67 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, Planning Council reported income of $13.3m and spending of $13.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12.9m to $13.3m (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Planning Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepping Stones of Rockford Inc ($13.3m), British Home for Retired Men and Women ($13.3m) and Blue Valley Community Action Inc ($13.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.7% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $251k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 47 employees.