Identity Theft Resource Center

Analysis

Identity Theft Resource Center is a registered charity in United States, based in El Cajon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, 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 December 2023, Identity Theft Resource Center reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.5m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Identity Theft Resource Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include President John Adams Manor III ($2.5m), Reproductive Technologies Inc ($2.5m) and Water Watch of Oregon ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $426k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $912k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $403k, net assets of $814k. It reported 14 employees.