Consumers Self-Help Center

Analysis

Consumers Self-Help Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Consumers Self-Help Center reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $4.0m to $3.5m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Consumers Self-Help Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Library Association ($3.5m), Meals on Wheels Montgomery County ($3.5m) and Northern Nevada International Center ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $43k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $949k. It reported 55 employees.