Informed Choices

Analysis

Informed Choices is a registered charity in United States, based in Gilroy, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Informed Choices reported income of $320k and spending of $404k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $275k to $320k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Informed Choices sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doula Foundation of Mid-America Inc ($320k), Living with Change ($320k) and Healthy Community Coalition ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $166k. At year end it held assets of $199k against liabilities of $3,893, net assets of $195k. It reported 8 employees.