Independent Living Center of Kern County

Analysis

Independent Living Center of Kern County is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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 September 2023, Independent Living Center of Kern County reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.1m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Independent Living Center of Kern County sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Promise Child ($2.1m), All Out Caring Inc ($2.1m) and Paramount Center for the Arts ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $208k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $983k. At year end it held assets of $638k against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $560k. It reported 31 employees.