Center for Nonviolent Communication

Analysis

Center for Nonviolent Communication is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Center for Nonviolent Communication reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Nonviolent Communication sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Urban Farm ($1.4m), Kidsfirst Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer County ($1.4m) and Restoration61 ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.0% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $269k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $458k, net assets of $878k. It reported 4 employees.