Family Guidance Center

Analysis

Family Guidance Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Montgomery, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1968, 58 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 September 2023, Family Guidance Center reported income of $17.0m and spending of $16.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $9.7m to $17.0m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Guidance Center sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Complete Senior Care Inc ($17.0m), Glen Retirement System ($17.1m) and Sober Living America Inc ($17.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 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 $350k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.7m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $5.8m, net assets of $10.1m. It reported 373 employees.