Center for Prevention Services

Analysis

Center for Prevention Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1972, 54 years ago. 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 June 2023, Center for Prevention Services reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.5m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $896k to $2.2m (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Prevention Services sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa ($2.2m), Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region ($2.2m) and Associated School Boards of South Dakota ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $976k against liabilities of $351k, net assets of $625k. It reported 15 employees.