Big Sur Health Center

Analysis

Big Sur Health Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Sur, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Big Sur Health Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $824k to $1.1m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Big Sur Health Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Veterans Foundation Inc ($1.1m), Jackson Interfaith Nonprofit Housing Corporation ($1.1m) and Island of Hawaii YMCA ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $472k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 10 employees.