The Fresno Center

Analysis

The Fresno Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Fresno Center reported income of $11.0m and spending of $10.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $11.0m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Fresno Center sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Rain Inc ($11.0m), General Human Outreach in the Community Inc ($11.0m) and Young Mens Christian Association ($11.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.1% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $281k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 156 employees.