Ember Center

Analysis

Ember Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Littleton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Ember Center reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.6m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ember Center sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resiliency Center of Fresno ($1.6m), Strengthening Outcomes with Autism Resources ($1.6m) and Maple Tree Cancer Alliance ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $869k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 22 employees.