Center for Community Advocacy

Analysis

Center for Community Advocacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1988, 38 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 December 2023, Center for Community Advocacy reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.0m (+1.0%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Community Advocacy 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 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayslake East Wing ($2.0m), Hearthside Inc ($2.0m) and Concorse Gardens Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $833k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 34 employees.