Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County

Analysis

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.8m (+110%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Going Home II ($2.8m), Boston Bar Foundation Inc ($2.8m) and Center for Election Innovation and Research Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $204k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $976k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 20 employees.