The Buena Vista Childrens Center Inc

Analysis

The Buena Vista Childrens Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Buena Vista Childrens Center Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $790k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $652k to $1.2m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Buena Vista Childrens Center Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center ($1.2m), Mentors of Minorities in Education Inc ($1.2m) and St Thomas More Academy Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $257k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $492k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $492k. It reported 18 employees.