Samoan Community Development Center Incorporated

Analysis

Samoan Community Development Center Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Samoan Community Development Center Incorporated reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.9m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Samoan Community Development Center Incorporated sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trustees of New Castle Common ($3.9m), LA Union Del Pueblo Entero ($3.9m) and Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern California ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $462k, net assets of $634k. It reported 47 employees.