California Vocations Inc

Analysis

California Vocations Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Paradise, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, California Vocations Inc reported income of $7.2m and spending of $6.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.5m to $7.2m (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, California Vocations Inc 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curative Connections Inc ($7.1m), Green View Incorporated ($7.2m) and Western Organization of Resource ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 214 employees.