Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center

Analysis

Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. 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 June 2024, Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $965k to $1.1m (+9.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center sits at the 78th 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 Someone Cares Soup Kitchen ($1.1m), St Louis Childrens Choirs ($1.1m) and United Way of Grundy County ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $493k. It paid $5,245 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 10 employees.