National Chavez Center

Analysis

National Chavez Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Keene, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Chavez Center reported income of $2.6m and spending of $3.0m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.6m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Chavez Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Wawa Associates in Need Fund ($2.6m), Watered Gardens ($2.6m) and Success in Recovery ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 27 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.