Pivotal Connections

Analysis

Pivotal Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1989, 37 years ago. 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 June 2023, Pivotal Connections reported income of $2.8m and spending of $5.1m, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.8m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pivotal Connections sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Primary School Bay Area ($2.8m), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($2.8m) and Arc-South Bay ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $470k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $302k, net assets of $9.8m. It reported 66 employees.