People for Care & Learning

Analysis

People for Care & Learning is a registered charity in United States, based in Mobile, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, People for Care & Learning reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.6m to $1.4m (-46%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, People for Care & Learning sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comprehensive Disaster Relief ($1.4m), Gamber and Community Fire Co ($1.4m) and Central Communications Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $538k against liabilities of $355k, net assets of $183k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.